Question

condescend Every so often my big brother would condescend to take me to a movie, but only when my parents made him. ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnd

Accepted Answer

(1) To stoop to a level of lesser importance or dignity. (2) To behave as if superior. Back when society was more rigidly structured, condescend didn't sound so negative. People of higher rank, power, or social position had to overlook certain established rules of behavior if they wished to have social dealings with people of lower status, but such condescension was usually gracious and courteous. In today's more classless society, the term implies a manner that may be slightly offensive. A poor relation is unlikely to be grateful to a wealthy and condescending relative who passes on her secondhand clothes, and employees at an office party may not be thrilled when the boss's wife condescends to mingle with them. Often the word is used rather unseriously, as when a friend comments that a snooty sales clerk condescended to wait on her after ignoring her for several minutes

word	condescend
definition	(1) To stoop to a level of lesser importance or dignity. (2) To behave as if superior.
eg_sentence	Every so often my big brother would condescend to take me to a movie, but only when my parents made him.
explanation	Back when society was more rigidly structured, condescend didn't sound so negative. People of higher rank, power, or social position had to overlook certain established rules of behavior if they wished to have social dealings with people of lower status, but such condescension was usually gracious and courteous. In today's more classless society, the term implies a manner that may be slightly offensive. A poor relation is unlikely to be grateful to a wealthy and condescending relative who passes on her secondhand clothes, and employees at an office party may not be thrilled when the boss's wife condescends to mingle with them. Often the word is used rather unseriously, as when a friend comments that a snooty sales clerk condescended to wait on her after ignoring her for several minutes
IPA	ˌkɑndɪˈsɛnd

Condescend People Social Stoop Level Lesser Importance Dignity