condescend to

condescend to someone

to talk down to someone; to treat people as if they were below oneself; to patronize someone. Please do not condescend to me. There is no need to condescend to the children. They are just small, not stupid.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fri&Eth;Rika	-	Icelandic
Aelianus	-	Ancient Roman
Gerard	jə-RAHRD (English), JER-ərd (English), KHAY-rahrt (Dutch), GE-rahrt (Polish)	English, Dutch, Catalan, Polish
Callista	kə-LIS-tə	English (Rare)
Sharon	['ʃærən]
Keto	-	Georgian