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condescend - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'condescend' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Condescend [ v. i.]
- To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior.
- To consent.

Meaning of 'condescend' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . condescend [ v]
Meaning (1):
- debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
Example in sentence:
  • I won't stoop to reading other people's mail

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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