talk down to (English, verb)
expansion: talk down to (third-person singular simple present talks down to, present participle talking down to, simple past and past participle talked down to)
Senses:
glosses: To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: talks down to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: talking down to
tags: participle
present
form: talked down to
tags: participle
past
form: talked down to
tags: past