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to patronize
01
to support or sponsor a person, organization, or cause, often by providing financial assistance
Transitive: to patronize a person, organization, or cause
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
patronize
3rd person singular
patronizes
Past simple
patronized
Past participle
patronized
Examples
The wealthy entrepreneur decided to patronize a local arts initiative by funding exhibitions.
02
to frequently buy meals, goods, etc. from a restaurant, store, etc.
Transitive: to patronize a business
Examples
They patronize the local café every morning for coffee.
03
to speak or behave in a way that implies that one is more knowledgeable, experienced, or intelligent than the other person
Transitive: to patronize sb
Examples
I feel she is patronizing me by her constant attempts to explain things to me as if I'm incapable of understanding.
Lexical Tree
patronized
patronizing
patronize
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