empatronv.
/ɪmˈpeɪtr(ə)n/, /ɛmˈpeɪtr(ə)n/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpeɪtrən/ rare.
transitive. To act as a patron towards; to extend one's patronage to.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > act as patron to [verb (transitive)]
to take upc1384
patronage1587
patronize1593
empatron1609
patron?1624
to take in tow1790
Maecenas1837
1609 W. Shakespeare Louers Complaint in Sonnets sig. L For these of force must your oblations be, Since I their Aulter, you en patrone me.
1904 Leader 2 July 296/1 To begin with the O'Growney name, and enpatron the custom with it.
2010 National Rev. (Nexis) 18 Oct. A music department..secured the patronage of the Pilkington Glass Corp., headquartered nearby. Thus empatroned, the music department staged a concert..based on the sound of breaking glass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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