patronized

Patronized is defined as you put someone down even while being kind, or to be a customer of a business.

(verb)

  1. An example of patronized is a boss using condescending tones while helping a worker understand the copy machine.
  2. An example of patronized is having bought a pizza at the same restaurant for years.

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