talk down v belittle through talk v speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child v direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio
News & Articles talk down SF trains shut down over man with knife on ledge Officials in San Francisco say a commuter train line shut down at rush hour as police had to talk down a man with a knife from an overpass. June 18, 2013 - Channel 8 San Diego