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- condescend to do
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Keavy | | KEE-vee | Irish, Scottish |
| Hlengiwe | | - | Southern African, Zulu |
| Brunhild | | - | Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic |
| Aspinall | | ['æspinl] | |
| Antje | | AHN-tyə | Frisian, Dutch, Low German |
| Maxine | | [mæk'si:n] | |