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patronize 音标拼音: [p'etrən ,ɑɪz] vt. 保护,支援,赞助,庇护,惠顾 保护,支援,赞助,庇护,惠顾 patronize v 1: assume sponsorship of [ synonym: { sponsor}, { patronize}, { patronise}] 2: do one' s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of [ synonym: { patronize}, { patronise}, { shop}, { shop at}, { buy at}, { frequent}, { sponsor}] [ ant: { boycott}] 3: treat condescendingly [ synonym: { patronize}, { patronise}, { condescend}] 4: be a regular customer or client of; " We patronize this store"; " Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [ synonym: { patronize}, { patronise}, { patronage}, { support}, { keep going}] Patronize \ Pa" tron* ize\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Patronized}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Patronizing}.] 1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. [ 1913 Webster] The idea has been patronized by two States only. -- A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [ Commercial Cant] [ 1913 Webster] 3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one' s equals. [ 1913 Webster] 46 Moby Thesaurus words for " patronize": aid, angel, assist, back, bankroll, boost, bridle, capitalize, condescend, contemn, contribute to, deal with, demean, disdain, do business with, encourage, finance, foster, frequent, fund, grubstake, have dealings with, have truck with, help, humiliate, pay for, promote, provide for, put down, refinance, scorn, set up, shop at, sponsor, stake, subscribe to, subsidize, support, take up, toss the head, trade at, trade with, traffic with, transact business with, treat, underwrite
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