Definitions for: Patronize

[v] be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
[v] treat condescendingly
[v] do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
[v] assume sponsorship of

Webster (1913) Definition: Pa"tron*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patronized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Patronizing.]
1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to
favor; to aid.

The idea has been patronized by two States only.
--A. Hamilton.

2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
[Commercial Cant]

3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and
protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to
patronize one's equals.

Synonyms: buy at, condescend, frequent, keep going, patronage, patronise, patronise, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor, sponsor, support

Antonyms: boycott

See Also: back up, cosponsor, foster, interact, nurture, stoop to, support, support

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