condescend to do



condescend to do something

to agree to do something that is humbling or belittling. I will not condescend to respond to that remark. "Will you condescend to join us for dinner?" teased Bob.
See also: condescend

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tessan-Swedish
Olimpiaaw-LEEM-pyah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Jasna-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Rurik-Russian
Alica-Slovak
SlÀIne-Scottish