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patronize




Definizioni

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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.

Esempi d'uso

Hey, gorgeous, don't patronize me. 



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