Definition of talk down Talk down
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What does talk down mean?
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| talk down - direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill" | ||
| direct command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" | ||
| talk down - belittle through talk | ||
| derogate, denigrate, belittle, minimize make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk" | ||
| talk down - speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her" | ||
| speak, talk use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" | ||
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