condescend

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To come down or go down; to descend. To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; to stoop.

   The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.

2. verb To come down or go down; to descend.
3. verb To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; to stoop.

   The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.

4. verb To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; to stoop.

   The boss condescended not to sack him after much persuasion from his coworkers.

5. verb To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
6. verb Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.
7. verb To agree to something; to accede, to assent, to consent; also, to reach an agreement.
8. verb To give way or yield in a deferential manner; to be amenable or compliant.

Similar words

deign descend patronize stoop lower oneself condenscend go down dismount down derogate

Often followed by

to so upon in and unto even on

Word family

condescended condescending condescends