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patronize
1. v. To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
Synonyms: enpatron, q1=obsolete, patrocinate, q2=obsolete
2. v. (anchor, Customer)To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
3. v. (anchor, Condescend)To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
Synonyms: condescend, infantilize
4. v. (transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach.

Example Sentences

Hey, gorgeous, don't patronize me.

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