英语词汇“patronize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

patronizepatronize /ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪz, ˈpæ-/ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

patronize

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	patronize
	he, she, it	patronizes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	patronized
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have patronized
	he, she, it	has patronized
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had patronized
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will patronize
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have patronized

Continuous Form
Present	I	am patronizing
	he, she, it	is patronizing
	you, we, they	are patronizing
Past	I, he, she, it	was patronizing
	you, we, they	were patronizing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been patronizing
	he, she, it	has been patronizing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been patronizing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be patronizing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been patronizing

1to talk to someone or treat someone in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think he or she is not as intelligent or important as you SYN condescend: Don’t patronize me! The program focuses on kids’ interests without patronizing them.2formal to use or visit a store, restaurant, etc.: a little restaurant which is mostly patronized by local residents3to support or give money to an organization or activity