Associations to the word «Condescend»

Wiktionary

CONDESCEND, verb. (intransitive) To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
CONDESCEND, verb. (intransitive) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
CONDESCEND, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To consent, agree.
CONDESCEND, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To come down.

Dictionary definition

CONDESCEND, verb. Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner.
CONDESCEND, verb. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
CONDESCEND, verb. Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail".
CONDESCEND, verb. Treat condescendingly.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn