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- Dictionarypa·tron·ize/ˈpātrəˌnīz/
verb
- 1. treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority: "she was determined not to be put down or patronized" Similar
- 2. frequent (a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer: "restaurants remaining open in the evening were well patronized" Similar
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The meaning of PATRONIZE is to act as patron of : provide aid or support for. How to use patronize in a sentence. What Does patronize Mean? What is the difference between condescending and patronizing?
to be a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, hotel, etc.: Special offer coupons can be effective in motivating shoppers to patronize certain establishments. to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: Additional research has found that 70% of people feel patronised by advertising.
PATRONIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of patronize 2. to speak to or behave towards someone as if they…. Learn more.
If you patronize a business, you shop there regularly. But if someone patronizes you, it's not so pleasant — they talk to you as if you were inferior or not very intelligent. Patronize comes from Latin patronus "protector, master," related to pater "father."
A patron is a customer or a supporter of a particular institution (a patron of the arts, for example). To patronize, then, typically means to support a business by being a loyal customer—frequently shopping there, as opposed to only buying something once a year on Small Business Saturday.
PATRONIZE meaning: 1. to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: 2. to be a…. Learn more.
verb transitive Word forms: ˈpatronˌized or ˈpatronˌizing. 1. to act as a patron toward; sponsor; support. 2. to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior. 3. to be a regular customer of (a store, merchant, etc.)
