patronizeverb [ T ]
uk/ˈpæt.rə.naɪz/us/ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪz/patronize verb [ T ] (ACT SUPERIOR)
disapproving UK usually patronise to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important:
Stop patronizing me - I understand the play as well as you do.
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- overbearing
- preen
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- self-importance
- snotty
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patronize verb [ T ] (BE CUSTOMER)
formal UK usually patronise to be a regular customer of a shop or restaurant, etc.:
The restaurant was patronized by many artists and writers during the 1920s.
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Buying
- acquisitiveness
- approval
- bid
- bidding war
- bite
- brand loyalty
- bulk-buy
- import
- kick the tires idiom
- load up on sth
- money-off
- on the slate idiom
- order form
- order sth in
- over the counter idiom
- shop around
- shopaholic
- shopping
- stock up
- trade-in
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