Australian English Meaning of patronize

patronize

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Definitions and Meaning of patronize in English

Wordnet

patronize (v)

assume sponsorship of

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

treat condescendingly

be a regular customer or client of

Webster

patronize (v. t.)

To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.

To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.

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.

FAQs About the word patronize

patronize

assume sponsorship of, do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of, treat condescendingly, be a regular customer or client ofTo act as pa

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frustrate,interfere,oppose,Thwart,disappoint,let down,sabotage,baffle,Desert,Foil

patronization => Patronage, patronisingly => condescendingly, patronising => patronising, patronised => patronised, patronise => patronize,