'Patronize' definitions:
Definition of 'patronize'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott]
verb
Treat condescendingly [syn: patronize, patronise, condescend]
verb
Be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going]
Definition of 'Patronize'
From: GCIDE
- Patronize \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. [1913 Webster]
- The idea has been patronized by two States only. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'patronize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid,
- angel,
- assist,
- back,
- bankroll,
- boost,
- bridle,
- capitalize,
- condescend,
- contemn,
- contribute to,
- deal with,
- demean,
- disdain,
- do business with,
- encourage,
- finance,
- foster,
- frequent,
- fund,
- grubstake,
- have dealings with,
- have truck with,
- help,
- humiliate,
- pay for,
- promote,
- provide for,
- put down,
- refinance,
- scorn,
- set up,
- shop at,
- sponsor,
- stake,
- subscribe to,
- subsidize,
- support,
- take up,
- toss the head,
- trade at,
- trade with,
- traffic with,
- transact business with,
- treat,
- underwrite