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English verb: talk down | |||
| 1. | talk down (communication) belittle through talk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize | ||
| 2. | talk down (communication) speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child | ||
| Samples | He talks down to her. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speak, talk | ||
| 3. | talk down (communication) direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio | ||
| Samples | The control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direct | ||
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