condescend


condescend (http://definr.com/condescend)

     v 1: behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
     2: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
        [syn: deign, descend]
     3: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or
        dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's
        mail" [syn: stoop, lower oneself]
     4: treat condescendingly [syn: patronize, patronise]