different between degrade vs condescending
degrade
English
Etymology
From Middle French dégrader
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d????e?d/, /di???e?d/
- Rhymes: -e?d
Verb
degrade (third-person singular simple present degrades, present participle degrading, simple past and past participle degraded)
- (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
- 1859-1890, John G. Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War
- Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.
- 1859-1890, John G. Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War
- (intransitive, ergative) To reduce in quality or purity.
- (transitive, geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
Derived terms
- degradation
Translations
Portuguese
Verb
degrade
- first-person singular present subjunctive of degradar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of degradar
- third-person singular imperative of degradar
Spanish
Verb
degrade
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of degradar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of degradar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of degradar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of degradar.
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condescending
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?n.d?.s?nd.??/, /?k?n?di.s?nd.??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?nd??s?nd??/
Adjective
condescending (comparative more condescending, superlative most condescending)
- Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
Synonyms
- (assuming a tone of superiority): patronizing
Derived terms
- condescendingly
Related terms
- condescendence
- condescension
Translations
Verb
condescending
- present participle of condescend
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