verb
- Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.
- Assume sponsorship of.
- Treat condescendingly.
- synonyms: patronize, patronise, 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, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
adjective
- Having patronage or clients.
- usage: "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops"
- synonyms: patronized
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