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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