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PATRONISE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be a regular customer or client of

Example:

Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

Synonyms:

keep going; patronage; patronise; patronize; support

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "patronise" is one way to...):

foster; nurture (help develop, help grow)

Verb group:

keep going; run on (continue uninterrupted)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

patron (a regular customer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat condescendingly

Synonyms:

condescend; patronise; patronize

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Assume sponsorship of

Synonyms:

patronise; patronize; sponsor

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

Derivation:

patron (someone who supports or champions something)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Synonyms:

buy at; frequent; patronise; patronize; shop; shop at; sponsor

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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)

Derivation:

patron (a regular customer)

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