patronise

patronise
verb
1. assume sponsorship of
• Syn: ↑sponsor, ↑patronize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑patron, ↑patron (for: ↑patronize), ↑sponsor (for: ↑sponsor)
• Hypernyms: ↑support
• Hyponyms: ↑cosponsor
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

2. be a regular customer or client of
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We patronize this store

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Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

• Syn: ↑patronize, ↑patronage, ↑support, ↑keep going
• Derivationally related forms: ↑supporter (for: ↑support), ↑patronage (for: ↑patronage), ↑patron, ↑patron (for: ↑patronize)
• Hypernyms: ↑foster, ↑nurture
• Verb Group: ↑run on, ↑keep going
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

3. treat condescendingly
• Syn: ↑patronize, ↑condescend
• Derivationally related forms: ↑condescension (for: ↑condescend)
• Hypernyms: ↑interact
• Hyponyms: ↑stoop to
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑condescend)
4. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
• Syn: ↑patronize, ↑shop, ↑shop at, ↑buy at, ↑frequent, ↑sponsor
• Ant: ↑boycott, ↑boycott (for: ↑patronize)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑frequent (for: ↑frequent), ↑frequenter (for: ↑frequent), ↑shop (for: ↑shop), ↑shopper (for: ↑shop), ↑patron, ↑patron (for: ↑patronize)
• Hypernyms: ↑support, ↑back up
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • patronise — (v.) British English spelling of PATRONIZE (Cf. patronize) (q.v.); for suffix, see IZE (Cf. ize) …   Etymology dictionary

  • patronise — (Brit.) v. be arrogant, behave in a condescending manner; serve as a sponsor, serve as a benefactor; be a regular customer at a store or other business (also patronize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • patronise — British variant of patronize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • patronise — verb /ˈpætrənaɪz,ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ a) To make a patron b) To treat as inferior unduly, talk down to, treat condescendingly …   Wiktionary

  • patronise — pa|tron|ise [ peıtrənaız ] a British spelling of patronize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • patronise — UK [ˈpætrənaɪz] / US [ˈpeɪtrənaɪz] patronize …   English dictionary

  • patronise — /ˈpætrənaɪz / (say patruhnuyz), /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ (say paytruhnuyz) verb (t) (patronised, patronising) 1. to favour (a shop, restaurant, etc.) with one s patronage; to trade with. 2. to treat in a condescending way: * Don t patronize me! she said… …  

  • patronise — / pætrənaɪz/, patronize verb to be a regular customer ● I stopped patronising that restaurant when their prices went up …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • patronised — patronise (Brit.) v. be arrogant, behave in a condescending manner; serve as a sponsor, serve as a benefactor; be a regular customer at a store or other business (also patronize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • patronises — patronise (Brit.) v. be arrogant, behave in a condescending manner; serve as a sponsor, serve as a benefactor; be a regular customer at a store or other business (also patronize) …   English contemporary dictionary

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