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Patronizing   /pˈeɪtrənˌaɪzɪŋ/   Listen
Patronizing

adjective
1.
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.  Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronising.



Patronize

verb
(past & past part. patronized; pres. part. patronizing)
1.
Assume sponsorship of.  Synonyms: patronise, sponsor.
2.
Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.  Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor.  Antonym: boycott.
3.
Treat condescendingly.  Synonyms: condescend, patronise.
4.
Be a regular customer or client of.  Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, support.  "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"






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"Patronizing" Quotes from Famous Books



... one, Wrote so bravely against the sin of Britain, Then all wet with the royal bloodshed in her, Milton answered with pen that, be it granted, Showed vast genius, nor a mind without some Real marks of artistic cultivation, Though, O shame! patronizing such an outrage. Milton's pen is refuted next by Schaller's,— Quite a different pen ...
— The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 • David Masson

... a greeting less complaisant and patronizing than is usually given to debutantes. Zelma's youthful charms, heightened by her sumptuous dress, took her audience by surprise, and, while voice and action delayed, made for her friends and favor, ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 23, September, 1859 • Various

... address at this conference Mr. Washington denounced "petty thieving, pistol-toting, crap-shooting, the patronizing of 'blind tigers,' and unnecessary lawsuits" as some of the weights and encumbrances which are keeping the Negro from running well the race which ...
— Booker T. Washington - Builder of a Civilization • Emmett J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe

... in the suburbs, he would let down the check-reins. The horses were sturdy brutes, not at all cruelly checked; but the saint could not rise superior to habit. Unfortunately she made the request with that blandly patronizing tone which in time becomes second nature to kindergartners. Its insinuating blandness ruffled our Jehu, who opined that his horses were all right, and that he could look after their comfort without any assistance. He did not say anything about old ...
— A Woman's Impression of the Philippines • Mary Helen Fee

... all were so frank and cordial as Mrs. Markham. There was a distinct chilliness in the manners of one, while a second had a patronizing air which was equally offensive. Helen's high spirits were dashed a little, but Robert strove to raise them again. He saw only the humourous features of such a course on the part of those whom they had encountered, and he exerted himself to ridicule it with such good effect that she laughed again, ...
— Before the Dawn - A Story of the Fall of Richmond • Joseph Alexander Altsheler


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