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  Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending.] [F. condescendre, LL.
     condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend.]
     1. 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. ``Condescend to men of low
        estate.'' --Rom. xii. 16.
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              Can they think me so broken, so debased
              With corporal servitude, that my mind ever
              Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.
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              Spain's mighty monarch,
              In gracious clemency, does condescend,
              On these conditions, to become your friend.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of
           superiority.
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                 Those who thought they were honoring me by
                 condescending to address a few words to me. --F.
                                                    W. Robinson.
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     2. To consent. [Obs.]
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              All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.
                                                    Carew.
  
     Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.
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  condescending \condescending\ adj.
     exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used
     of behavior or attitude.
  
     Syn: arch, patronizing.
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  Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending.] [F. condescendre, LL.
     condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend.]
     1. 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. ``Condescend to men of low
        estate.'' --Rom. xii. 16.
  
              Can they think me so broken, so debased With
              corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will
              condescend to such absurd commands?   --Milton.
  
              Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does
              condescend, On these conditions, to become your
              friend.                               --Dryden.
  
     Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of
           superiority.
  
                 Those who thought they were honoring me by
                 condescending to address a few words to me. --F.
                                                    W. Robinson.
  
     2. To consent. [Obs.]
  
              All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.
                                                    Carew.
  
     Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.

  condescending
       adj : (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who
             treat others with condescension [syn: arch, patronizing,
              patronising]

  condescending
     Αγγλικά a.
     δασκαλίστικος, πατροναριστικά καθοδηγητικός, πατροναριστικός,
  υποτιμητικός όσον αφορά την αυτενέργεια κάποιου άλλου

  condescending
     a.
     Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en condescend nocat=1)

  condescending
     a.
     Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en condescend nocat=1)

  condescending
     a.
     Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en condescend nocat=1)

  condescending
     a.
     Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
     vb.
     (present participle of en condescend nocat=1)

  condescending
     Englanti a.
     ylimielinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c ondescend ing)

  condescending
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en condescend adj); nedlåtande

  Condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/
  التنازل

  condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/ 
  blahosklonný

  condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/
  geruhend
     Synonyms: deigning, vouchsafing
  
   see: condescend to do sth., deign to do sth., vouchsafe to do sth., condescended, deigned, vouchsafed, condescends, deigns, condescended, deigned, Tim called after her, but she didn't deign to answer., If it makes you happy, I'll deign to talk to her once more.
  

  condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/
  herablassend 

  condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/
  
  περιφρονητικός, συγκαταβατικός

  condescending //ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ// //ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ// //ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ// 
  alentuva, ylimielinen
  assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude

  condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/
  leereszkedô

  condescending //ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ// //ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ// //ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ// 
  上から目線, 上目線
  assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude

  condescending /ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ/ 
    pełen wyższości, protekcjonalny

  condescending /kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋ/ 
  condescendência

  condescending //ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ// //ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ// //ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ// 
  nedlåtande
  assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude

  
/ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ/

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "condescending":
     arrogant, belittling, big, contemptuous, disdainful, domineering,
     haughty, high-faluting, high-flown, high-handed, high-hat,
     high-headed, high-nosed, hoity-toity, imperious, lofty,
     overbearing, patronizing, pompous, priggish, proud, purse-proud,
     sniffy, snippy, snobbish, snobby, snooty, snotty, stuck-up,
     superior, toplofty, uppish, uppity, upstage
  
  

  a. 谦逊的,故意屈尊的,叫人领情似的;

     a. 谦逊的,故意屈尊的,叫人领情似的