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condescend [ˌkɒndɪˈsend, Am ˌkɑ:n-] VB intr usu iron (lower yourself)

Usage examples with condescend

to condescend to do sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.
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He knows better than to condescend to his audience in his art, or to berate it, or to subject it to bland cliches.
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Maybe the creator created it because he thought it was funny, or maybe he made it to condescend the race.
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Not to mention, his use of truly inspiring, and often humorous copy that did not condescend or talk down to the reader.
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Why did world leaders wait so long to bring in their elaborate emergency support plan, and why did they not condescend to bring about global economic recovery earlier?
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Don't allow yourself to be patronised, condescended to.
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This was music by, for, and about a whole new group of young people who had been overlooked, ignored, or condescended to.
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He would never condescend to be in cliques, though his good nature sometimes was used for such purposes.
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The six swans, still offering fresh water to passers-by, were late additions, the artist condescending the audience's apprehension of the sculpture as mere luxuriousness.
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And they respected him not just for his consistent stand against discrimination but also because--he never condescended to them.
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