"patronize" meaning in English

See patronize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ [US], /ˈpætrənaɪz/ [UK] Audio: en-au-patronize.ogg [Australia] Forms: patronize [canonical], patronizes [third-person, singular], patronized [past], patronized [past, participle], patronizing [present, participle]
Etymology: patron + -ize Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|patron|ize}} patron + -ize Head templates: {{verb|patroniz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you patronize someone, you become a patron and you often support him/her.
    Sense id: simple-patronize-en-verb-fe~NceL~
  2. When you patronize someone, you talk to the person as if he/she is worse off than you and you do not treat the person with much respect.
    Sense id: simple-patronize-en-verb-CDioAASZ
  3. When you patronize a business, you become a regular customer.
    Sense id: simple-patronize-en-verb-BBnrFILG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ize
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