verb🔗ShareTo act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support."The local bookstore often patronises young, local authors by featuring their books prominently and hosting reading events for them. "attitudeactionsocietycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer."We regularly patronise the bakery on Main Street because they have the best bread in town. "businesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.""Please don't patronise me; I understand the instructions perfectly well." "attitudecharacterhumancommunicationsocietymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo blame, to reproach."The teacher didn't just correct my answer; she seemed to patronise me by saying it was a "childish mistake." "attitudecharactermoralactioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
