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patronise in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
    patronize  patronise  shop  shop at  buy at  frequent  sponsor 
  2. treat condescendingly
    patronize  patronise  condescend 
  3. be a regular customer or client of
    "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
    patronize  patronise  patronage  support  keep going 
  4. assume sponsorship of
    sponsor  patronize  patronise 
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patronise in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) make a patron
  2. (verb) Treat as inferior unduly, talk down to, treat condescendingly.
  3. (verb) To make oneself a regular customer of a business.
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