English-Thai Dictionary

condescend

VI ลดตัวลงมา  vouchsafe deign lover oneself lod-tus-long-ma

 

condescend to

PHRV ปฏิบัติ ราวกับ .ต่ำต้อย  pa-ti-bad-rao-kab tam-toi

 

condescend to

PHRV ลดตัวลงมา  ทำตัว ตกต่ำ  descend to lod-tua-long-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONDESCEND

v.i.[L. See Descend. ] 1. To descend from the privileges of superior rank or dignity, to do some act to an inferior, which strict justice or the ordinary rules of civility do not require. Hence, to submit or yield, as to an inferior, implying an occasional relinquishment of distinction.
Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Romans 12:16.
2. To recede from ones rights in negotiation, or common intercourse, to do some act, which strict justice does not require.
Spains mighty monarch, in gracious clemency does condescend, on these conditions, to become your friend.
3. To stoop or descend; to yield; to submit; implying a relinquishment of rank, or dignity of character, and sometimes a sinking into debasement.
Can they think me so broken, so debased, with corporal servitude, that my mind ever will condescend to such absurd commands?

 

CONDESCENDENCE

n.A voluntary yielding or submission to an inferior. You will observe [in the Turks ] an insulting condescendence which bespeaks their contempt of you.

 

CONDESCENDING

ppr. 1. Descending from rank or distinction in the intercourse of life; receding from rights or claims; yielding.
2. Yielding to inferiors; courteous; obliging.

 

CONDESCENDINGLY

adv. By way of yielding to inferiors; with voluntary submission; by way of kind concession; courteously.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONDESCEND

Con `de *scend ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended; p. pr. & vb. n.Condescending. ] Etym: [F. condescendre, LL. condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend. ]

 

1. 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. "Condescend to men of low estate. " Rom. xii. 16. 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.

 

Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. F. W. Robinson.

 

2. To consent. [Obs. ] All parties willingly condescended heruento. R. Carew.

 

Syn. -- To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.

 

CONDESCENDENCE; CONDESCENDENCY

Con `de *scend "ence, Con `de *scend "en *cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F.condescendance. ]

 

Defn: Condescension. [Obs. ]

 

CONDESCENDINGLY

CONDESCENDINGLY Con `de *scend "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a condescending manner. Atterbury.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

condescend

con de scend |ˌkändəˈsend ˈˌkɑndəˈˌsɛnd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] show feelings of superiority; be patronizing: take care not to condescend to your reader. • do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance: we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear. DERIVATIVES con de scend ence |-ˈsendəns |noun ( rare )ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer ’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together ’ + descendere ‘descend. ’

 

condescending

con de scend ing |ˌkändəˈsendiNG ˈˌkɑndəˈˌsɛndɪŋ | ▶adjective having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority: she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending | a condescending smile. DERIVATIVES con de scend ing ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

condescend

con |des ¦cend |kɒndɪˈsɛnd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] show that one feels superior; be patronizing: take care not to condescend to your reader. • [ with infinitive ] do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one's dignity or level of importance: he condescended to see me at my hotel. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘give way, defer ’): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- ‘together ’ + descendere ‘descend ’.

 

condescending

con |des ¦cend |ing |kɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ | ▶adjective having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority: she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending | a condescending smile. DERIVATIVES condescendingly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

condescend

condescend verb 1 don't condescend to your readers: patronize, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down. 2 he condescended to see us: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, demean oneself; vouchsafe, see fit, consent.

 

condescending

condescending adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, disdainful, lofty, haughty; smug, conceited; informal snooty, stuck-up. WORD TOOLKIT See conceited . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

condescend

condescend verb 1 take care not to condescend to your reader: patronize, treat condescendingly, speak condescendingly to, speak haughtily to, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down, be snobbish to. ANTONYMS respect. 2 a minor official condescended to see us: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, humble oneself, demean oneself, debase oneself, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit, deem it worthy of oneself, consent; informal come down from one's high horse.

 

condescending

condescending adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, scornful, disdainful, lofty, lordly, haughty, imperious; informal snooty, snotty, stuck-up; Brit. informal toffee-nosed. ANTONYMS respectful. WORD TOOLKIT condescending See conceited . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

condescendance

condescendance n. f. nom féminin Complaisance mêlée de mépris. : Répondre avec condescendance. SYNONYME dédain ; supériorité . Note Orthographique conde sc endance.

 

condescendant

condescendant , ante adj. adjectif Qui marque de la condescendance. : Des airs condescendants. SYNONYME dédaigneux ; méprisant ; supérieur . Note Orthographique conde sc endant.

 

condescendre

condescendre v. tr. ind. verbe transitif indirect péjoratif Daigner. : Condescendra-t-il à accepter notre invitation? fendre Note Orthographique conde sc endre.

 

Spanish Dictionary

condescendencia

condescendencia nombre femenino Actitud de la persona que se acomoda o adapta al gusto y la voluntad de otra :ahora me miraba con un poco de condescendencia, y cuando me puse en pie me había ofrecido su mano como si sospechara que yo no podía levantarme solo .

 

condescender

condescender verbo intransitivo Acomodarse o adaptarse [una persona ] al gusto y la voluntad de otra :de vez en cuando, mamá condescendía a estos detalles técnicos; el autor tiene dos posibilidades: condescender a los mandatos de ultratumba o ignorarlos .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín condescendere ‘ponerse al nivel de alguno ’, derivado de descendere ‘bajar ’. De la familia etimológica de descender (V.). Conjugación [28 ] como entender .

 

condescendiente

condescendiente adjetivo 1 Que actúa con condescendencia :apenas repuesto el público del efecto de la revelación, condescendiente, siguió hablando con pausa para suministrar la clave del enigma .2 Que implica o denota condescendencia :hasta podían llegar a acompañar la sonrisa con una caricia condescendiente sobre las cabezas rubias de los dos soldaditos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

condescend

con de scend /kɑ̀ndɪsénd |kɔ̀n -/動詞 自動詞 1 【目下の者などに対して 】偉そうな態度をとる, 恩着せがましい態度で接する «to » .2 (目下の者などと )対等の立場で [へりくだって ] «…» する «to do » .3 身を落として «…» する «to » .

 

condescending

c ò n de sc é nd ing 形容詞 1 〈人 態度が 〉相手を見下すような, 尊大な, いばった, 恩着せがましい .2 いばらない, 腰の低い .～ly 副詞