patronize

Other spellings

• (UK) patronise

Word parts

patron + -ize

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ or /ˈpætrənaɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpætrənaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧tron‧ize

Verb

Plain form patronize

Third-person singular patronizes

Past tense patronized

Past participle patronized

Present participle patronizing

1. When you patronize someone, you become a patron and you often support him/her.

   He patronized the downtown restaurant.

2. When you patronize someone, you talk to the person as if he/she is worse off than you and you do not treat the person with much respect.
3. When you patronize a business, you become a regular customer.