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patronise English

Meaning patronise meaning

What does patronise mean?
Definitions in simple English

patronise

When you patronise someone, you become a patron and you often support him/her. When you patronise someone, you talk to the person as if he/she is worse off than you and you do not treat the person with much respect. When you patronise a business, you become a regular customer.

patronise

(= patronize) be a regular customer or client of We patronize this store Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could (= patronize) treat condescendingly (= shop, shop at) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of (= sponsor) assume sponsorship of

Synonyms patronise synonyms

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Conjugation patronise conjugation

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