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Meaning of 'patronize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Patronize [ v. t.]
- To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
- To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
- 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.

Meaning of 'patronize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . patronize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be a regular customer or client of
Example in sentence:
  • Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could;
  • We patronize this store

Nearby Words:

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