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condescend v

(intransitive) (obsolete) To come down or go down; to descend. (figurative) To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop. To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize. Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify. (obsolete) To agree to something; to accede, to assent, to consent; also, to reach an agreement. (obsolete) To give way or yield in a deferential manner; to be amenable or compliant. (obsolete) To graciously give; to vouchsafe. (obsolete) To reach a certain point; to settle on. (obsolete) To secretly make plans, usually to bring about a bad or illegal result; to conspire, to plot. (transitive) (nonstandard, rare) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize. (chiefly passive voice, obsolete) Often preceded by the dummy pronoun it: to agree to (something); to consent.

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