condescend

 
Pronunciation: /kɒndɪˈsɛnd/

verb

[no object]
  • show that one feels superior; be patronizing: take care not to condescend to your reader
  • [with infinitive] do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one’s dignity or level of importance: he condescended to see me at my hotel

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'give way, defer'): from Old French condescendre, from ecclesiastical Latin condescendere, from con- 'together' + descendere 'descend'

Spelling help

Spell condescend with -esc- in the middle.

his snooty conduct was condescending.