PATRONISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does patronise mean?
• PATRONISE (verb)
The verb PATRONISE has 4 senses:
1. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
2. assume sponsorship of
3. treat condescendingly
4. be a regular customer or client of
Familiarity information: PATRONISE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PATRONISE (verb)
Meaning:
Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
buy at; frequent; patronise; shop at; patronize; shop; sponsor
Hypernyms (to "patronise" is one way to...):
back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
boycott (refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with)
Meaning:
Assume sponsorship of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
sponsor; patronize; patronise
Hypernyms (to "patronise" is one way to...):
support (support materially or financially)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "patronise"):
cosponsor (sponsor together with another sponsor)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Treat condescendingly
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
patronise; patronize; condescend
Hypernyms (to "patronise" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "patronise"):
stoop to (make concessions to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be a regular customer or client of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
patronage; keep going; patronise; patronize; support
Context examples:
We patronize this store / Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
Hypernyms (to "patronise" is one way to...):
foster; nurture (help develop, help grow)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
