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TALK DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio
Example:
the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "talk down" is one way to...):
direct (give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Belittle through talk
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "talk down" is one way to...):
belittle; denigrate; derogate; minimize (cause to seem less serious; play down)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child
Example:
He talks down to her
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "talk down" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s to somebody
