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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
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
patronize
3rd person singular
patronizes
Present participle
patronizing
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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