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- Dictionarypatronize/ˈpatrənʌɪz/
verb
- 1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority: "she was determined not to be put down or patronized" Similar
- 2. frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer: "restaurants and bars regularly patronized by the stars were often crowded with paparazzi" Similar
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PATRONIZE definition: 1. to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: 2. to be a…. Learn more.
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 patronizes you, they speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in some way. Don't you patronize me! [VERB noun] Cornelia often felt patronised by her tutors. [VERB-ed] Someone who patronizes artists, writers, or musicians supports them and gives them money.
(Definition of patronize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
If you patronize a business, you shop there regularly. But if someone patronizes you, it's not so pleasant — they talk to you as if you were inferior or not very intelligent. Patronize comes from Latin patronus "protector, master," related to pater "father."
[transitive] patronize somebody/something to help a particular person, organization or activity by giving them money. She patronizes many contemporary British artists. See patronize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
To act as a patron to; support or sponsor: donors who patronize the orchestra. 2. To go to as a customer, especially on a regular basis: We patronize the local diner. 3. To treat in a condescending manner, often in showing interest or kindness that is insincere: felt she was being patronized by her supervisor. pa′tron·i·za′tion (-trə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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PATRONIZE definition: 1. to speak or behave towards someone as if you were better than them: 2. to go to a store…. Learn more.
19 hours ago · We ask her [the government] to patronize scholars as she does her law makers. We ask her to patronize pioneers in science as she does pioneers in the woods. We ask her to support the officers of colleges as she does the officers of state, her governor, her secretary, and her judges; and then the college hall may be thrown open as it should be to every poor youth in the community free of expense.
