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  • verb idiomatic To negotiate a lower price.
  • verb idiomatic To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb belittle through talk
  • verb direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio
  • verb speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child

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