verb🔗ShareTo act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support."The local business owner asked the community to patronize his new restaurant so it could stay open. "attitudecharacteractionbusinesssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer."My grandmother patronizes the local bakery every Saturday morning. "businesscommerceserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly."The teacher patronized the student, speaking slowly and using simple words, even though the student was perfectly capable of understanding more complex explanations. "attitudecharacterhumanpersoncommunicationlanguagemoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo blame, to reproach."My mother patronized me for forgetting my sister's birthday. "attitudecharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
