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Synonyms for patronize

verb

  1. To trade with

    habituate, buy from, purchase from, shop with; see buy 1, sell 1.

  2. To assume a condescending attitude

    talk down to, be overbearing, stoop, be gracious to, indulge, favor, pat on the back, play the snob, snub, lord it over; see also condescend.

See patronize in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb
  1. To act as a patron to:

    sponsor, support. See help
  2. To treat in a superciliously indulgent manner:

    condescend. (Informal) high-hat. Idiom: speak (or talk) down to. See attitude, over, respect, rise

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