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    pa·tron·ize
    [ˈpātrəˌnīz, ˈpatrəˌnīz]
    verb
    patronize (verb) · patronizes (third person present) · patronized (past tense) · patronized (past participle) · patronizing (present participle) · patronise (verb) · patronises (third person present) · patronised (past tense) · patronised (past participle) · patronising (present participle)
    1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority:
      "she was determined not to be put down or patronized"
    2. frequent (a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer:
      "restaurants remaining open in the evening were well patronized"
      • give encouragement and financial support to (a person, especially an artist, or a cause):
        "local churches and voluntary organizations were patronized by the family"
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    verb
    1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority:
      look down on
      talk down to
      put down
      humiliate
      look down one's nose at
      treat condescendingly
      treat with condescension
      condescend to
      treat like a child
      treat as inferior
      treat with disdain
      treat scornfully/contemptuously
      be snobbish to
    2. frequent (a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer:
      frequent
      haunt
      attend
      visit
      join
      support
      do business with
      buy from
      shop at
      be a customer of
      be a client of
      bring trade/custom to
      deal with
      trade with
      subscribe to
      become a member of
      hang out at
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