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. [ 1913 Webster ] Can they think me so broken, so debased
With corporal servitude, that my mind ever
Will condescend to such absurd commands? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Spain's mighty monarch,
In gracious clemency, does condescend,
On these conditions, to become your friend. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] Often used ironically, implying an assumption of superiority. [ 1913 Webster ] Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. F. W. Robinson. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To consent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] All parties willingly condescended heruento. R. Carew. Syn. -- To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
