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condescend

verb

Treat condescendingly

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
D
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C2

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verb

  1. Treat condescendingly

verb

  1. Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

    “I won't stoop to reading other people's mail”

verb

  1. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

verb

  1. Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

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Example Sentences

I won't stoop to reading other people's mail

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