patronize (redirected from patronisers)

pa·tron·ize  (ptr-nz, ptr-)

tr.v. pa·tron·ized, pa·tron·iz·ing, pa·tron·iz·es

1. To act as a patron to; support or sponsor.

2. To go to as a customer, especially on a regular basis.

3. To treat in a condescending manner.

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patron·i·zation (-tr-n-zshn) n.

patron·izing·ly adv.

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patronize, patronise [ˈpætrəˌnaɪz]

vb

1. to behave or treat in a condescending way

2. (tr) to act as a patron or patroness by sponsoring or bringing trade to

patronizer , patroniser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	patronize - assume sponsorship of sponsor, patronise 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
	2.	patronize - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of buy at, frequent, patronise, shop at, 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
	3.	patronize - treat condescendingly patronise, condescend stoop to - make concessions to interact - 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, 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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patronize

verb

1. 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 patients

2. 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 patronized

Translations

patronize [ˈpætrənaɪz] VT

1. (= treat condescendingly) → tratar con condescendencia

2. (= be customer of) [+ shop] → ser cliente de, comprar en; [+ hotel, cinema] → frecuentar; [+ services] → usar, utilizar
the shop is well patronized → la tienda tiene mucha clientela, la tienda está muy acreditada

3. (= support) [+ enterprise] → patrocinar, apoyar

patronize [ˈpætrənaɪz] patronise (British) vt

(= be condescending towards) [+ person] → traiter de haut
She felt patronized by her tutors → Elle avait le sentiment que ses professeurs la traitaient de haut.
Don't patronize me!
BUT Ne prends pas ce ton supérieur!.

[+ shop, restaurant] → être (un(e)) client(e) de, être un(e) habitué(e) de

(= support financially) [+ artist] → être le mécène de
to be patronized by sb → bénéficier du mécénat de qn

patronize

vt

pub, cinema etc → besuchen; I hope you will continue to patronize our store → ich hoffe, dass Sie uns weiterhin beehren; it’s not a shop I patronize → in dem Geschäft kaufe ich nicht; the shop is well patronized → das Geschäft hat viel Kundschaft

(= treat condescendingly) → gönnerhaft or herablassend behandeln, von oben herab behandeln

(= support) the arts etc → unterstützen, fördern

patronize [ˈpætrəˌnaɪz] vt

a. (fig) (treat condescendingly) → trattare con condiscendenza

b. (shop) → essere cliente abituale di; (cinema) → frequentare

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patronize [ˈpætrəˌnaɪz] vt

a. (fig) (treat condescendingly) → trattare con condiscendenza

b. (shop) → essere cliente abituale di; (cinema) → frequentare