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patronise

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Verb1.patronise - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
buy at, frequent, shop at, patronize, shop, sponsor
back 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
2.patronise - assume sponsorship of
patronize, sponsor
support - 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
3.patronise - treat condescendingly
patronize, condescend
stoop to - make concessions to
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
4.patronise - 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, patronize, support
nurture, 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."


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Though a patriot, I am poor; if my own country will not patronise me, I must seek a market elsewhere.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
They, however, who patronise these traditions give us very specious accounts of the zeal and piety of the Abyssins at their first conversion.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
She felt that Ariadne would be the better for a little crushing, and could not resist the temptation to patronise in her turn.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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