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.
See also: condescend

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Edu-Portuguese
CaseyKAY-seeEnglish, Irish
Adonai-Theology
Alannisə-LAN-isEnglish (Rare)
Flavia['fleivjə]
Svanhild-Norwegian, Norse Mythology