Entry Word: condescend

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to descend to a level that is beneath oneʼs dignity <I will not condescend to answer the sore loserʼs charge that I cheated in order to win the race>

Synonyms deign, stoop

Related Words debase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate, lower

Near Antonyms rise

2 to assume or treat with an air of superiority <wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations>

Synonyms lord (it over), patronize

Related Words cold-shoulder, cut, high-hat, snub