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May 6, 2011 · 1. : to act as patron of : provide aid or support for. The government patronized several local artists. 2. : to adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly. 3. : to be a frequent or regular customer or client of. a restaurant much patronized by celebrities.
To patronize is to be a customer (or patron) of a business or other establishment. In this sense, patronize most often means to be a paying customer, especially a regular one. However, you can patronize establishments that are not businesses—you can patronize a library, for example.
to be a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, hotel, etc.: Special offer coupons can be effective in motivating shoppers to patronize certain establishments. to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: Additional research has found that 70% of people feel patronised by advertising.
[transitive] patronize somebody/something to help a particular person, organization or activity by giving them money. She patronizes many contemporary British artists. See patronize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
to speak to or behave toward someone as if they are stupid or not important: Stop patronizing me - I understand the play as well as you do. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Showing arrogance and conceit. (as) proud as Lucifer idiom. airs and graces idiom. arrogantly. be too clever by half idiom. egoistically. egomaniacally. egotistic.
type of: support. support materially or financially. verb. be a regular customer or client of. “We patronize this store”. synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, support. keep going, run on. continue uninterrupted.
5 days ago · 1. to act as a patron toward; sponsor; support. 2. to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior. 3. to be a regular customer of (a store, merchant, etc.)
to speak or behave towards someone as if you were better than them: Don't patronize me! I know what I'm doing. patronize verb [T] (GO OFTEN) to go to a store, business, etc, especially if you go regularly. (Definition of patronize from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of patronize.
3 days ago · ( transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer. ( transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly . Synonyms: condescend, infantilize. ( transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach . Alternative forms [ edit] patronise (non- Oxford British English)
to behave or treat in a condescending way. ( transitive) to act as a patron or patroness by sponsoring or bringing trade to. ˈpatronˌizer, ˈpatronˌiser n. 'patronize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): exclusive - favor - nose - patronizing - talk - upscale.
