verb Download 🔗Share To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. Examples : "The local business owner asked the community to patronize his new restaurant so it could stay open. " attitude character action business society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer. Examples : "My grandmother patronizes the local bakery every Saturday morning. " business commerce service Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly. Examples : "The teacher patronized the student, speaking slowly and using simple words, even though the student was perfectly capable of understanding more complex explanations. " attitude character human person communication language moral society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To blame, to reproach. Examples : "My mother patronized me for forgetting my sister's birthday. " attitude character moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading