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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | condescend, patronise |
| Type of | interact |
| Has types | stoop to |
Examples of patronize
patronize
There's no reason they wouldn't patronize the online version for the right deal.
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How nice it is to patronize and visit with our neighbors who own the shops there.
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Do you feel they patronize you and look at you as someone their daughter's age?
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Would I continue to patronize a store if the owner's posts were unduly polemical?
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Didn't you say how you're not going to patronize the site anymore because Kosovo?
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Don't patronize me, I am almost surely senior to you and have a better education.
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Diners feel good when they patronize a restaurant that promotes values they share.
From the democratandchronicle.com
For instance, they check in from a distance, only pretending to patronize a venue.
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A note on the door asks customers to patronize the Altamont Avenue Friendly's.
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- Sponsor: assume sponsorship of
- Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- Treat condescendingly
- (patronized) having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops"
- (patronizing) arch: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
- To make a patron; To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly; To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer
- (patronization) patronizing behaviour or talk
- (patronizing) offensive condescending
- (patronized) (1) LOOK-DOWN-ON"th" pointed to self. (2) [B] strokes side of head.
