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dəˈsɛn adjective
showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors' condescending cordiality.
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verb (used without object)
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: He condescended to their intellectual level in order to be understood.
4.
Obsolete.
a.
to yield.
b.
to assent.
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condescend (ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to act graciously towards another or others regarded as being on a lower level; behave patronizingly |
| 2. | to do something that one regards as below one's dignity |
| [C14: from Church Latin condēscendere to stoop, condescend, from Latin dēscendere to | |
| condescending (ˌkɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| showing or implying condescension by stooping to the level of one's inferiors, esp in a patronizing way | |
| condescendingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
condescend
mid-14c., from O.Fr. condescendere, from L.L. condescendere "to let oneself down," from L. com- "together" + descendere "descend." Originally "to yield deferentially;" sense of "to sink willingly to equal terms with inferiors" is from 1610s.
condescending
1707, from condescend. Originally in a positive sense (of God, the Savior, etc.) until late 18c. Related: Condescendingly (1650s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
We didn't want to write something that was condescending or glib.
To thank us now after all the damage you have done to our profession is both condescending and disingenuous.
Popular media often depicts physicians as brilliant, intimidating, and condescending in equal measures.
People's response to our separateness can be callous, can be good-hearted, and is always condescending.
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