Patronize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To act as a patron to; support or sponsor.
  • v. To go to as a customer, especially on a regular basis.
  • v. To treat in a condescending manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make a patron.
  • v. To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly.
  • v. To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
  • v. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
  • v. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act as patron toward; give support or countenance to; favor; assist: as, to patronize an undertaking; to patronize an opinion.
  • To assume the air of a patron toward; notice in a superciliously condescending way.
  • To ascribe to a person as patron or the responsible party.
  • Also spelled patronise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be a regular customer or client of
  • v. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
  • v. treat condescendingly
  • v. assume sponsorship of
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    nurture    foster    support    back up   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    support    countenance    favor    aid    protect    notice    condescend