Condescend Definition & Meaning
condescend
- verb
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
- treat condescendingly
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- What does condescend mean?
- behave in a patronizing and condescending manner do something that one considers to be below one's dignity debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" treat condescendingly
- What part of speech is condescend?
- Condescend is a verb.
- How many definitions does condescend have?
- Condescend has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).