talks down to (verb) condescend: stoop, humble oneself
Sinonime: accommodate,
accord,
acquiesce,
agree, be courteous,
bend, come down off high horse,
comply,
concede, degrade oneself, deign, demean oneself,
descend,
favor,
grant, high hat, lower oneself,
oblige, see fit,
submit, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, unbend, vouchsafe,
yieldAntonime: rise above