Condescended (7)
I believe the answer is:
deigned
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">condescended</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('deign' can be a synonym of 'condescend')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deigned that I've seen before include "Saw fit" , "Condescended, was gracious enough to do" , "stooped" .)