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
BudBUDEnglish
Mercia-English (Rare)
Semyonsye-MYON, see-MYONRussian
SİNem-Turkish
Firenze-Various
Pellegrino-Italian