Condescend Definition

condescend
verb
  1. behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
  2. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  3. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
  4. treat condescendingly

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