condescends

Among these, however, as is to be expected, the Dutchman is by much the most consequential, when he condescends, which is not frequent, to appear amongst the lower species.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 Robert Kerr 1784

My contention (and, as far as I know, the mainstream traditional Christian view) is that God "condescends" to the limited understanding of human beings, by expressing many truths about himself analogically (as compared to human actions and emotions) so that we can understand Him at all.

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism 2009

Not surprisingly, there is incredible plot compression but the film never condescends to its audience: like the book, it demands focus and attention.

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

Rock & roll too often condescends to, ignores or sentimentalizes the everyday life of the people who move in and out of that light, who populate the highways, bars, and factories of these songs.

Peter Birkenhead: Meet the Old Boss: Springsteen Revisits Darkness Peter Birkenhead 2010

Not surprisingly, there is incredible plot compression but the film never condescends to its audience: like the book, it demands focus and attention.

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

Not surprisingly, there is incredible plot compression but the film never condescends to its audience: like the book, it demands focus and attention.

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: The Circus Ringmaster: John le Carré Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011

Rock & roll too often condescends to, ignores or sentimentalizes the everyday life of the people who move in and out of that light, who populate the highways, bars, and factories of these songs.

Peter Birkenhead: Meet the Old Boss: Springsteen Revisits Darkness Peter Birkenhead 2010

Rock & roll too often condescends to, ignores or sentimentalizes the everyday life of the people who move in and out of that light, who populate the highways, bars, and factories of these songs.

Peter Birkenhead: Meet the Old Boss: Springsteen Revisits Darkness Peter Birkenhead 2010

Rock & roll too often condescends to, ignores or sentimentalizes the everyday life of the people who move in and out of that light, who populate the highways, bars, and factories of these songs.

Peter Birkenhead: Meet the Old Boss: Springsteen Revisits Darkness Peter Birkenhead 2010

As it is, the promotion of zippiness needs no support from a Booker prize which has, in any case, generally shown that readability vs literary merit is a mischievous dichotomy that condescends, funnily enough, to the very audience that Rimington aims to please.

The Man Booker judges seem to find reading a bit hard | Catherine Bennett 2011