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adjective
- 1. apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending: "we both occasionally experienced patronizing attitudes from staff"
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PATRONIZING definition: 1. speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: 2. speaking or…. Learn more.
PATRONIZE definition: 1. to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: 2. to be a…. Learn more.
Definition of patronizing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension. patronizing comments. No more endearing is his patronizing jocularity … Marilyn Stasio. They say that by continuing to focus solely on the winners, historians have been as patronizing to their subjects as the colonialists themselves. Ethan Bronner.
The meaning of PATRONIZE is to act as patron of : provide aid or support for. How to use patronize in a sentence. What Does patronize Mean? What is the difference between condescending and patronizing?
If someone is patronizing, they speak or behave towards you in a way that seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you.
Patronizing definition: displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner. See examples of PATRONIZING used in a sentence.
verb transitive Word forms: ˈpatronˌized or ˈpatronˌizing. 1. to act as a patron toward; sponsor; support. 2. to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior. 3. to be a regular customer of (a store, merchant, etc.)
A patron is a customer or a supporter of a particular institution (a patron of the arts, for example). To patronize, then, typically means to support a business by being a loyal customer—frequently shopping there, as opposed to only buying something once a year on Small Business Saturday.
Definitions of 'patronize' 1. If someone patronizes you, they speak or behave toward you in a way that seems friendly, but that shows that they think they are superior to you in some way. [disapproval] [...] 2. Someone who patronizes artists, writers, or musicians supports them and gives them money. [formal] [...] 3.
