accondiscendere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- condescend verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- fond adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
Senses
accondiscendere is used for these senses in English:
- condescend To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
- fond (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
condescend — full definition
- verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- verb To do something considered beneath one's status, often reluctantly.
fond — full definition
- adj Having a liking or affection for someone or something.
- adj Doting or indulgent, especially toward someone loved.
- verb To feel a tender or foolish affection for someone (dated).