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   patronize

   /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 treat condescendinglytreat with condescensioncondescend tolook down ontalk down toput downhumiliatetreat like a childtreat as inferiortreat with disdaintreat scornfully/contemptuouslybe snobbish tolook down one's nose at
   • 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 do business withbuy fromshop atbe a customer ofbe a client ofbring trade/custom todeal withtrade withfrequenthauntattendvisitsubscribe tojoinbecome a member ofsupportinformal:hang out at
   • ▪ give financial or other support to (a person, organization, or cause): "she patronizes worthy causes" Similar sponsorbackfundfinancebe a patron ofpromotefurtherfosterhelpaidassistsupportencouragechampionprotect

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   • 1. patronization noun
   • 2. patronizer noun

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   What does patronize mean?

   • Patronize in the sense “to provide aid or support for” refers to the sort of patron who gives money or assistance. Such a person might, for example, patronize the arts. A second sense of patronize involves the kind of patron who is “a frequent or regular customer” of a business – someone, for example, who patronizes a store.

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   What is the difference between condescending and patronize?

   • At first glance these words appear to be defined somewhat circularly: condescending often has the word "patronizing" in its definition, and patronize is defined, in part, as “to adopt an air of condescension toward.” But both of these words have specialized senses that lend a shade of meaning to their synonymous senses.

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   What does Don't you patronize me mean?

   • Don't you patronize me! [VERB noun] Cornelia often felt patronised by her tutors. [VERB-ed] Someone who patronizes artists, writers, or musicians supports them and gives them money. The Japanese Imperial family patronises the Japanese Art Association. [VERB noun]

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   What happens if you patronize a person?

   • So if you patronize a person, you talk down to them like a father might do to his child or a master to his apprentice. If you want to take an advanced class and your advisor warns you of all the hard work, you can tell him to stop patronizing you — you know a hard class involves hard work. This sounds much better than saying, "I'm not stupid!"

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   A patron is a customer or a supporter of a particular institution (a patron of the arts, for example). To patronize, then, typically means to support a business by being a loyal customer—frequently shopping there, as opposed to only buying something once a year on Small Business Saturday.

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   type of: support. support materially or financially. verb. be a regular customer or client of. “We patronize this store”. synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, support. keep going, run on. continue uninterrupted.

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