Condescended

Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condescended};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Condescending}.] [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.
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            Can they think me so broken, so debased
            With corporal servitude, that my mind ever
            Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.
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            Spain's mighty monarch,
            In gracious clemency, does condescend,
            On these conditions, to become your friend.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of
         superiority.
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               Those who thought they were honoring me by
               condescending to address a few words to me. --F.
                                                  W. Robinson.
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   2. To consent. [Obs.]
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            All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.
                                                  Carew.

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