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patronizesverbpresent tense third-person singular of patronize to assume or treat with an air of superioritya director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors condescends, lords (it over), talks down (to) cold-shoulders, cuts, high-hats, slights, snubsqueens (it over) to promote the interests or cause ofa company that loyally patronizes the arts advocates, backs, champions, endorses(also indorses), plumps (for), plunks (for)or plonks (for), supports adopts, embraces, espousesabets, aids, assists, helps, props (up), seconds, sides (with)backstops, bolsters, boosts, buttresses, reinforces(also reenforces)advances, forwards, furthersplugs, preaches, talks upbails out, delivers, rescues, saves goes in for, goes to bat for, holds a brief for, stands up for, sticks up for baffles, foils, frustrates, interferes, opposes, sabotages, thwartsdeserts, disappoints, fails, lets down |