condescender

English

Etymology

condescend + -er

Noun

condescender (plural condescenders)

  1. One who condescends.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin condescendō, condescendere, from Latin con- + descendō.

Verb

condescender (first-person singular present condesciendo, first-person singular preterite condescendí, past participle condescendido)

  1. to comply; acquiesce

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.

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