Dictionary Entry
patronize
patronize is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.
- 2transitive verb
To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
- 3transitive verb
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.
- 4verb
be a regular customer or client of
"We patronize this store"
"Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
- 5verb
treat condescendingly
Synonyms
- 6verb
assume sponsorship of
- 7verb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
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