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condescend
to behave as though superior while pretending to be gracious
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Questions about “condescend”
Condescend (verb) means to behave as though superior while pretending to be gracious
Here is condescend used in an example sentence: "The professor tended to condescend to anyone outside his own field."
Common synonyms for condescend include patronize, talk down, deign, stoop.
Antonyms of condescend include respect, esteem.
Condescend is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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