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talk down

verb talks down · talking down · talked down

  1. idiomatic, transitive To negotiate a lower price. If he offers a very high price, see if you can talk him down before you agree to anything.
  2. transitive, of ground control To verbally assist someone to land an aircraft. GET TALKED DOWN: When a pilot gets caught in weather, he may call the nearest tower for Ground Controlled Approach landing assistance, wherever the airport has GCA radar.
  3. transitive To convince a person to cease a drastic action or response, such as a suicide attempt or act of rage. Talk him down, the rule book went. Calm him, get him secured. Easier said than done. Crane had talked down a would-be jumper standing on a support cable of the George Washington Bridge.
  4. transitive To overcome by spoken argument.
  5. slang, transitive To comfort someone experiencing a bad trip, to help them come down. They may then go to a hippie clinic crash pad to be "talked down."

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verb to negotiate

Françaismarchander

verb to patronize

Françaisprendre de haut
Italianodegnarsi, trattare dall'alto in basso

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@misc{talk_down_2026,
  title = {talk down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talk%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}