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[ pey -truh -nahyz, pa ‐ ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpeɪ trəˌnaɪz, ˈpæ‐ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), pa·tron·ized, pa·tron·iz·ing. to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward: a professor who patronizes his students.
to act as a patron toward (an artist, institution, etc.); support.
Also especially British , pa·tron·ise .
Origin of patronize First recorded in 1580–90; patron + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM patronize pa·tron·iz·a·ble, adjective pa·tron·i·za·tion, noun pa·tron·iz·er, noun re·pa·tron·ize, verb (used with object), re·pa·tron·ized, re·pa·tron·iz·ing.
trans·pa·tron·ize, verb (used with object), trans·pa·tron·ized, trans·pa·tron·iz·ing. un·pa·tron·iz·a·ble, adjective well-pa·tron·ized, adjective
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Words nearby patronize patrol wagon, patrolwoman, patron, patronage, patroness, patronize , patronizing, patronne, patron saint, patronym, patronymic
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Example sentences from the Web for patronize People exercise judgment all the time about what products to buy, what media to consume and what businesses they will patronize .
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He owes it to himself as much as he does to the people he is so keen to criticize, or at least patronize .
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Like everyone else in America who tries not to patronize the fever swamps, I went "huh?"
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Especially should we refuse to patronize the quack advertiser.
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The people who patronize him in the week have no use for him on Sunday.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life | James D. McCabe
The little artist and I went into Spain with the firm determination not to patronize the bull-fight.
Spanish Highways and Byways | Katharine Lee Bates
She was capable and kindly, and our friendship became firmly rooted when she discovered that we intended to patronize her shop.
Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport Gibbons
He tended to patronize them, and he began to deal with them rather informally and much too confidently.
On the Stairs | Henry B. Fuller
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British Dictionary definitions for patronize verb to behave or treat in a condescending way
(tr) to act as a patron or patroness by sponsoring or bringing trade to
Derived forms of patronize patronizer or patroniser , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to patronize deign, snub, befriend, subscribe to, frequent, stoop, favor, indulge, help, assist, back, maintain, fund, foster, sponsor, promote, habituate, buy, look down on, pat on the back