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condescend

Dictionary definition · condescend

verb

  1. behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
  2. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  3. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
  4. treat condescendingly

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).