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condescend

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Verb

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

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