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patronize
pa·tron·ize P0117700 (pā′trə-nīz′, păt′rə-)tr.v. pa·tron·ized, pa·tron·iz·ing, pa·tron·iz·es 1. 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.pa′tron·iz′ing·ly adv.patronize (ˈpætrəˌnaɪz) or patronisevb1. to behave or treat in a condescending way2. (tr) to act as a patron or patroness by sponsoring or bringing trade to ˈpatronˌizer, ˈpatronˌiser npa•tron•ize (ˈpeɪ trəˌnaɪz, ˈpæ-)
v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage. 2. to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward. 3. to act as a patron toward (an artist, institution, etc.); support. [1580–90] pa`tron•i•za′tion, n. pa′tron•iz′er, n. pa′tron•iz`ing•ly, adv. patronize
Past participle: patronized
Gerund: patronizing
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| patronize | | patronize |
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| I patronize | | you patronize | | he/she/it patronizes | | we patronize | | you patronize | | they patronize |
| Preterite |
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| I patronized | | you patronized | | he/she/it patronized | | we patronized | | you patronized | | they patronized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am patronizing | | you are patronizing | | he/she/it is patronizing | | we are patronizing | | you are patronizing | | they are patronizing |
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| I have patronized | | you have patronized | | he/she/it has patronized | | we have patronized | | you have patronized | | they have patronized |
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| I was patronizing | | you were patronizing | | he/she/it was patronizing | | we were patronizing | | you were patronizing | | they were patronizing |
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| I had patronized | | you had patronized | | he/she/it had patronized | | we had patronized | | you had patronized | | they had patronized |
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| I will patronize | | you will patronize | | he/she/it will patronize | | we will patronize | | you will patronize | | they will patronize |
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| I will have patronized | | you will have patronized | | he/she/it will have patronized | | we will have patronized | | you will have patronized | | they will have patronized |
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| I will be patronizing | | you will be patronizing | | he/she/it will be patronizing | | we will be patronizing | | you will be patronizing | | they will be patronizing |
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| I have been patronizing | | you have been patronizing | | he/she/it has been patronizing | | we have been patronizing | | you have been patronizing | | they have been patronizing |
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| I will have been patronizing | | you will have been patronizing | | he/she/it will have been patronizing | | we will have been patronizing | | you will have been patronizing | | they will have been patronizing |
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| I had been patronizing | | you had been patronizing | | he/she/it had been patronizing | | we had been patronizing | | you had been patronizing | | they had been patronizing |
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| I would patronize | | you would patronize | | he/she/it would patronize | | we would patronize | | you would patronize | | they would patronize |
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| I would have patronized | | you would have patronized | | he/she/it would have patronized | | we would have patronized | | you would have patronized | | they would have patronized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | patronize - assume sponsorship ofsponsor, patronisesupport - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"cosponsor - sponsor together with another sponsor | | 2. | patronize - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client ofbuy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, shop, sponsorback up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"boycott - refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with | | 3. | patronize - treat condescendinglypatronise, condescendstoop to - make concessions tointeract - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" | | 4. | patronize - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"patronage, keep going, patronise, supportnurture, foster - help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." |
patronizeverb1. talk down to, look down on, treat as inferior, treat like a child, be lofty with, treat condescendingly a doctor who does not patronize his patients2. support, promote, sponsor, back, help, fund, maintain, foster, assist, subscribe to, befriend Some believe it is not the job of the government to patronize the arts.3. be a customer or client of, deal with, frequent, buy from, trade with, shop at, do business with the record stores he patronizedpatronizeverb1. To act as a patron to:sponsor, support.2. To treat in a superciliously indulgent manner:condescend.Informal: high-hat.Idiom: speak down to.Translationspatron (ˈpeitrən) noun1. a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc. He's a patron of the arts. 贊助者 赞助者2. a (regular) customer of a shop etc. The manager said that he knew all his patrons. 主顧 主顾patronage (ˈpӕtrənidʒ) , ((American) ˈpei-) noun the support given by a patron. 贊助 惠顾，赞助 ˈpatronize, ˈpatronise (ˈpӕ-) , ((American) ˈpei-) verb1. to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person. He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants. 庇護 庇护2. to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly. That's not a shop I patronize nowadays. 光顧 光顾ˈpatronizing, ˈpatronising adjective 傲慢的 以恩人自居的，要人领情的 ˈpatronizingly, ˈpatronisingly adverb 傲慢地 傲慢地patron saint a saint who protects a particular person, group of people, country etc. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland. 守護神 守护神
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Related to patronize: don't patronize meSynonyms for patronizeverb talk down toSynonyms- talk down to
- look down on
- treat as inferior
- treat like a child
- be lofty with
- treat condescendingly
verb supportSynonyms- support
- promote
- sponsor
- back
- help
- fund
- maintain
- foster
- assist
- subscribe to
- befriend
verb be a customer or client ofSynonyms- be a customer or client of
- deal with
- frequent
- buy from
- trade with
- shop at
- do business with
Synonyms for patronizeverb to act as a patron toSynonymsverb to treat in a superciliously indulgent mannerSynonymsSynonyms for patronizeverb assume sponsorship ofSynonymsRelated Wordsverb do one's shopping atSynonyms- buy at
- frequent
- patronise
- shop at
- shop
- sponsor
Related WordsAntonymsverb treat condescendinglySynonymsRelated Wordsverb be a regular customer or client ofSynonyms- patronage
- keep going
- patronise
- support
Related Words- nurture
- foster
- keep going
- run on
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