patronize
Use Patronize in a sentence
trəˌnaɪz, ˈpæ‐ verb (used with object), pa·tron·ized, pa·tron·iz·ing.
1.
to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
2.
to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward: a professor who patronizes his students.
3.
to act as a patron toward (an artist, institution, etc.); support.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to behave or treat in a condescending way |
| 2. | (tr) to act as a patron or patroness by sponsoring or bringing trade to |
| patronise or patronise | |
| —vb | |
| 'patronizer or patronise | |
| —n | |
| 'patroniser or patronise | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
patronize
1580s, "to act as a patron towards," from patron (q.v.). Meaning "treat in a condescending way" is first attested 1797; sense of "give regular business to" is from 1801.
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Example sentences
The public will soon patronize their competitors.
As construction is underway, residents and visitors are encouraged to patronize businesses in the area.
Individuals may choose for themselves which ranges they prefer to patronize.
We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves.
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