01 v. i. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior.
imp. & p. p.
Condescended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Condescending
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To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior.“Can they think me so broken, so debased With corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will condescend to such absurd commands?” — Milton.“Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does condescend, On these conditions, to become your friend.” — Dryden.“Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me.” — F. W. Robinson.
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To consent.[Obs.]“All parties willingly condescended heruento.” — R. Carew.