Meaning of PATRONIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'peytru`nIz
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- [v] be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
- [v] treat condescendingly
- [v] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- [v] assume sponsorship of
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| | Synonyms: | | buy at, condescend, frequent, keep going, patronage, patronise, patronise, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor, sponsor, support |
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| | See Also: | | back up, cosponsor, foster, interact, nurture, stoop to, support, support | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa"tron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patronized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Patronizing}.]
1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to
favor; to aid.
The idea has been patronized by two States only.
--A. Hamilton.
2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
[Commercial Cant]
3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and
protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to
patronize one's equals.
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| | Related Terms: | | aid, angel, assist, back, bankroll, boost, bridle, capitalize, condescend, contemn, contribute to, deal with, demean, disdain, do business with, encourage, finance, foster, frequent, fund, grubstake, have dealings with, have truck with, help, humiliate, pay for, promote, provide for, put down, refinance, scorn, set up, shop at, sponsor, stake, subscribe to, subsidize, support, take up, toss the head, trade at, trade with, traffic with, transact business with, treat, underwrite |
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