CONDESCEND
\kˌɒndɪsˈɛnd], \kˌɒndɪsˈɛnd], \k_ˌɒ_n_d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_n_d]\
Definitions of CONDESCEND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
By Princeton University
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debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To consent.
By Oddity Software
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To descend willingly from a superior position: to act kindly to inferiors: to deign: to lower ones self.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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