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patronise Definition


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patronize
patronise
verb patronized, patronizing
    1. To treat someone condescendingly, or with benevolent superiority, especially inappropriately.
      Thesaurus: condescend, talk down to, snub, disdain, lord it over.
    2. To act as a patron towards (an organization, individual, etc).
    3. To give custom, especially regularly, to (a shop, theatre, restaurant, etc).
Derivative: patronizing
adj
    Derivative: patronizingly
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c in sense 2; late 18c in sense 1.



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