Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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descend | No | No | Yes | No |
condescend | No | No | Yes | No |
descend (verb) | condescend (verb) |
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come as if by falling | treat condescendingly |
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | behave in a patronizing and condescending manner |
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way |