PATRONISE
patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
(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”
patronize, patronise, condescend
(verb) treat condescendingly
sponsor, patronize, patronise
(verb) assume sponsorship of
patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
(verb) do one’s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
patronise (third-person singular simple present patronises, present participle patronising, simple past and past participle patronised)
(British spelling) Alternative form of patronize
Anagrams
• apertions, atropines, isopteran, spirotane
Source: Wiktionary
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1 June 2025
BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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