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Meanings of condescend in English

Portuguese
condescender

Treat condescendingly.

condescender

Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.

Synonyms
Examples for "patronize"
Examples for "patronize"
1
From grocery stores to accountants, patronize African-Americans offering services you regularly use.
Ebony
2
It is the duty of sovereigns to encourage, patronize, and reward it.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
3
Or did he patronize a ready-to-wear shop that catered especially to primates?
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
4
Not just teachers, but cleaning staff, groundsmen, cooks, the shopkeepers we patronize?
Report for Murder
5
No chance now of getting my amiable sister to patronize struggling genius.
A Rogue's Life
1
On the other hand I don't want to patronise them either.
The Guardian
2
They patronise its art galleries, private schools, estate agents and restaurants.
The Guardian
3
It will be so kind of you to patronise my husband.
Doctor Thorne
4
She likes some one to trample on,-someone of the name to patronise.
He Knew He Was Right
5
Since Sydney seemed disposed to patronise me, I was bent on snubbing him.
The Beetle: A Mystery

Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way.

Usage of condescend in English
1
The braves themselves did not condescend to menial labor of this kind.
Man-Size
2
These dignitaries condescend to advertise against each other in the local papers.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
3
On the contrary, they not unfrequently condescend to bless the very humblest.
Thirty Years in the Itinerancy
4
Nevertheless we, in our fancied mightiness, cannot condescend to such vulgar considerations.
Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
5
I wonder you condescend to such trifles as fashionably-shaped hats and coats.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 05
6
Will you condescend to do a few sums in simple addition today?
Of Human Bondage
7
He looks me up and down but does not condescend to reply.
Facing the Flag
8
I so much hope that Roger will condescend to go to Annapolis.
The Spanish Chest
9
So I scarcely condescend to discuss this question with regard to Emile.
Emile
10
Whether she acknowledged it or not, she did not condescend to discuss.
Other People's Money
11
One cannot condescend to Du Barry as we did to La Pompadour.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
12
A German count cannot condescend to learn anything about ces petites gens.
The Parisians — Complete
13
Perhaps we may even condescend to ask them to become our friends.
The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
14
Even a mighty power may condescend sometimes to a very practical joke.
The Return Of The Soul / 1896
15
Go. Hemming wisely would not condescend to say another word after this.
The Three Midshipmen
16
Perhaps you will condescend to tell me who you are, Mr. Sprouse.
Green Fancy
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Translations for condescend
Portuguese
condescender
Condescend through the time
Condescend across language varieties
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