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- Dictionarypatronize/ˈpatrənʌɪz/
verb
- 1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority: "she was determined not to be put down or patronized" Similar
- 2. frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer: "restaurants and bars regularly patronized by the stars were often crowded with paparazzi" Similar
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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.
1. : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for. The government patronized several local artists. 2. : to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly. 3. : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of. a restaurant much patronized by celebrities. patronization. ˌpā-trə-nə-ˈzā-shən. ˌpa- noun. Did you know?
formal (UK usually patronise) to be a regular customer of a store or restaurant , etc.: The restaurant was patronized by many artists and writers during the 1920s.
verb transitive Word forms: ˈpatronˌized or ˈpatronˌizing. 1. to act as a patron toward; sponsor; support. 2. to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior. 3. to be a regular customer of (a store, merchant, etc.)
Definition of patronize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a person who supports (often with money) an artist, musician, writer, form of art etc. He's a patron of the arts. mecenas. 2. a (regular) customer of a shop etc. The manager said that he knew all his patrons. cliente habitual, parroquiano. patronage ( ˈpӕtrənidʒ) , ( (American) ˈpei-) noun. the support given by a patron.
If you patronize a business, you shop there regularly. But if someone patronizes you, it's not so pleasant — they talk to you as if you were inferior or not very intelligent. Patronize comes from Latin patronus "protector, master," related to pater "father."
to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with. to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward: a professor who patronizes his students. to act as a patron toward (an artist, institution, etc.); support. patronize.
to speak or behave towards someone as if you were better than them: Don't patronize me! I know what I'm doing. patronize verb [T] (GO OFTEN) to go to a store, business, etc, especially if you go regularly. (Definition of patronize from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of patronize.
Jun 2, 2024 · patronize (third-person singular simple present patronizes, present participle patronizing, simple past and past participle patronized) ( transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support . ( transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
