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Phrase(s): 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., Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs