About The Word Patronize
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Patronize
Patronize Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Patronize?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Patronize: buy at | condescend | frequent | keep going | patronage | patronise | patronise | patronise | shop | shop at | sponsor | sponsor | support Related Terms | Find terms related to Patronize: 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 See Also | back up | cosponsor | foster | interact | nurture | stoop to | support | support Patronize In Webster's Dictionary \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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