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Verb
S:
(v)
condescend (condescend%2:41:01::)
(behave in a patronizing and condescending manner)
S:
(v)
condescend (condescend%2:41:00::)
,
deign (deign%2:41:00::)
,
descend (descend%2:41:00::)
(do something that one considers to be below one's dignity)
S:
(v)
condescend (condescend%2:41:12::)
,
stoop (stoop%2:41:12::)
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lower oneself (lower_oneself%2:41:12::)
(debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way)
"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
S:
(v)
patronize (patronize%2:32:01::)
,
patronise (patronise%2:32:01::)
,
condescend (condescend%2:32:10::)
(treat condescendingly)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
arch (arch%3:00:00:superior:01)
,
condescending (condescending%3:00:00:superior:01)
,
patronizing (patronizing%3:00:00:superior:01)
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patronising (patronising%3:00:00:superior:01)
((used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension)