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Webster 1913 Edition
Patronize
Pa′tron-ize
,Verb.
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 equalsWebster 1828 Edition
Patronize
PAT'RONIZE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To favor; to lend aid to promote; as an undertaking.2.
To maintain; to defend; to support. This idea has been patronized by two states only.
Definition 2024
patronize
patronize
English
Alternative forms
- patronise (Commonwealth)
Verb
patronize (third-person singular simple present patronizes, present participle patronizing, simple past and past participle patronized)
- (transitive) To make a patron.
- (transitive) To act as a patron; to protect, defend, support.
- (transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly.
- (transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
Synonyms
- (talk down to): condescend, infantilize
Translations
make a patron
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to protect and support
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to assume a tone of unjustified superiority
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to make oneself a regular customer of a business
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