Degrade vs Condescending - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between degrade and condescending

is that degrade is to lower in value or social position while condescending is present participle of lang=en.

assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

(degrad)

To lower in value or social position.

Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.

* Palfrey

Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar.

To reduce in quality or purity.

The DNA sample has degraded .

(geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

* degradation

(en adjective)

Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child – ugh!

* (assuming a tone of superiority) (l)

* condescendingly

(head)