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patronize or -ise Verb [-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised 1. to treat (someone) in a condescending way 2. to be a patron of patronizing
-ising adj patronizingly -isingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
patronize verb 1. talk down to, look down on, treat as inferior, treat like a child, be lofty with, treat condescendingly verb 2. support, promote, sponsor, back, help, fund, maintain, foster, assist, subscribe to, befriend verb 3. be a customer or client of, deal with, frequent, buy from, trade with, shop at, do business with Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But I was all on edge from teaching one of my awful pupils, and when he started to patronize you--' Yet I do not call to mind that I was ever in my earlier youth the subject of remark in our social family circle, but some large-handed person took some such ophthalmic steps to patronize me. I mean a young man whom you patronize, Monsieur de Treville. |
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