What is the meaning of patronise?

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.
- synonyms: patronize, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
Assume sponsorship of.
- synonyms: sponsor, patronize
Treat condescendingly.
- synonyms: patronize, condescend
Be a regular customer or client of.
- usage: "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
- synonyms: patronize, patronage, support, keep going

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APA	WordNet. (2010). patronise. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/patronise/definitions/1329295
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