phrase If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something that you do not consider to be good enough for your social position: 屈尊做…，俯就做…，降格做… I wonder if Michael will condescend to visit us?我不知道迈克尔是否会屈尊造访我们？ I can't believe he condescended to read my novel. She was a wealthy college girl who occasionally condescended to socialize with the locals. He demanded an abject apology before he condescended to write the letter. Did she condescend to let us know when she'll be back? Synonym