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condescend /kon-di-sendˈ/ intransitive verb- To act graciously to those one regards as inferior
- To deign (to do something) (now usu facetious)
- To stoop to what is unworthy of one
- To comply (obsolete)
- To agree, consent (obsolete)
transitive verb- To concede or grant (obsolete)
- To specify (esp Scots law)
ORIGIN: L con-, intens, and dēscendere to descend, from dē down from, and scandere to climb condescendˈence noun - Condescension
- An articulate statement annexed to a summons, setting down the allegations in fact upon which an action is founded (Scots law)
condescendˈing adjective - Gracious
- Offensively patronizing
condescendˈingly adverb condescenˈsion noun condescend upon - To specify
- To mention
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