patronize

Meaning of patronize

verb
  1. To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
  2. To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
  3. To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
  4. To blame, to reproach.

Information about patronize

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of patronize is: patronizes.
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Hyphenation of patronize

pa-tron-ize

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • patronize is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

patronize synonyms

Meaning sponsor:

sponsor

Meaning patronise:

shop, frequent, sponsor, condescend, patronage, support

Meaning :

patrocinate, infantilize

Anagrams of patronize

protazine

Words that rhyme with patronize

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