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Rarepatronize
The correct spelling is patronize.
How to pronounce patronize
/ˈpeɪt(ʃ)ɹənaɪz/
verbIPA: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)ɹənaɪz/
Say it like: Pat-ron-ize
The correct spelling is patronize. To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
- 2.To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
- 3.To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
- 4.To blame, to reproach.
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