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Word: Condescend
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together’ + descendere ‘descend’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
show that one feels superior; be patronizing
Short Definition:show that one feels superior
Examples:- take care not to condescend to your reader
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