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- Dictionarycondescend/ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd/
verb
- 1. show that one feels superior; be patronizing: "take care not to condescend to your reader" Similar Opposite
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CONDESCEND definition: 1. If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something that you do not consider to be good…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONDESCEND is to assume an air of superiority. How to use condescend in a sentence. What is the difference between condescending and patronizing?
You might have noticed that condescend contains the word descend, meaning to move down from a higher place. You can think of condescend as lowering yourself to do a task that you feel is far beneath you. Kings and queens would never condescend to do their own laundry at the palace, for example.
1. to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity. 2. to stoop or deign to do something. He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts. 3. to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior.
CONDESCEND meaning: 1. If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something that you do not consider to be good…. Learn more.
Definition of condescend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Esp. to condescend upon: to pitch or fix upon, specify, particularize, mention particularly or by name. Scottish; ‘but condescend upon particulars has recently appeared in English newspapers’ (New English Dictionary (OED first edition) (1891)).
condescend definition: to agree to do something even though you think you are too important to do it: . Learn more.
1. : to show that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people. The author treats her readers as equals and never condescends (to them). 2. : to do something that you usually do not do because you believe you are too important to do it — usually followed by to + verb.
Condescend definition: to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.. See examples of CONDESCEND used in a sentence.
