verb Download 🔗Share To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. Examples : "The local business owner actively patronizes the high school's sports teams by donating money for new equipment. " attitude action business moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly. Examples : "The teacher patronized the student, dismissing her questions as unimportant. " attitude character human mind communication society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To blame, to reproach. Examples : "The teacher patronizes students who don't understand the lesson immediately, making them feel ashamed to ask questions. " attitude communication action character human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading