In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
patronize (third-person singular simple present patronizes, present participle patronizing, simple past and past participle patronized)
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
Synonyms: enpatron (obsolete), patrocinate (obsolete)
(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.
• matronize
• prazitone
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"tron*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patronized; p. pr. & vb. n. Patronizing.]
1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. The idea has been patronized by two States only. A. Hamilton.
2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant]
3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 July 2024
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves; “the hurricane demolished houses in its path”; “the track of an animal”; “the course of the river”
In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.