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