patronize

verb

/ˈpeɪtɹənaɪz/CA/ˈpætɹənɑez/

Etymology

From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronizāre (“to lead a galley as patron”). Piecewise doublet of patternize.

derived from patronizāre
derived from patroniser

Definitions

1
To act as a patron of
To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
- A great perſonage aſked lord S——h, how the citizens came to patronize ſuch a profligate as Wilkes. His lordſhip replied, "They would patronize the devil, if he aſſiſted them to pull down a miniſter."
To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
3
To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward
To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
- Of course, [Jack] Nicholson patronises him [co-star Morgan Freeman], much as a hare might a tortoise, except that hares can't arch an eyebrow and smirk.
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1. To blame, to reproach.

The neighborhood

neighbornonpatronage
neighborpatrocination
neighborpatron
neighborpatronage
neighborpatronal
neighborpatronate
neighborpatroness
neighborpatronessship
neighborpatronless
neighborpatronly
neighborpatron saint
neighborpatronship

Derived

patronizable, patronisable, patronization, patronisation, patronizer, patroniser, patronizingly, patronisingly, patronizing, patronising, underpatronized, unpatronized, unpatronised

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA