talk down

Verb talk down has 3 senses

• talk down(v = verb.communication) - belittle through talk;
is one way to belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

• talk down(v = verb.communication) - speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"
is one way to speak, talk
Sample sentence:
Something ----s to somebody

• talk down(v = verb.communication) - direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"
is one way to direct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

talk down