Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/December 20

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Word of the day
for December 20
condescend v
  1. (intransitive)
    1. (obsolete) To come down or go down; to descend.
    2. (figurative)
      1. To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
      2. To treat someone as though inferior; to talk down to someone; to patronize.
      3. Chiefly followed by on or upon: to go into detail; to particularize, to specify.
      4. (obsolete) To agree to something; to accede, to assent, to consent; also, to reach an agreement.
      5. (obsolete) To give way or yield in a deferential manner; to be amenable or compliant.
      6. (obsolete) To graciously give; to vouchsafe.
      7. (obsolete) To reach a certain point; to settle on.
      8. (obsolete) To secretly make plans, usually to bring about a bad or illegal result; to conspire, to plot.
  2. (transitive)
    1. (nonstandard, rare) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to talk down to (someone); to patronize.
    2. (chiefly passive voice, obsolete) Often preceded by the dummy pronoun it: to agree to (something); to consent.
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