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pa·tron·ize (pā′trə nīz′, pa′-)
transitive verb patronized -·ized′, patronizing -·iz′·ing
- to act as a patron toward; sponsor; support
- to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
- to be a regular customer of (a store, merchant, etc.)
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