Verb: condescend ,kón-di'send
- Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
"He condescended to explain the simple concept to his less educated colleagues"
- Treat condescendingly
"She condescended to explain it to the novice";
- patronize, patronise [Brit]
- Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
"You will condescend to help the venerable servant of God";
- deign, descend
- Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonourable way
"I won't condescend to reading other people's mail";
- stoop, lower oneself
Derived forms: condescended, condescending, condescends
Encyclopedia: Condescend