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Verb patronize has 4 senses
- sponsor, patronize, patronise - assume sponsorship of
--1 is one way to support
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue patronize the movie
- patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor - do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
--2 is one way to support, back up
Antonyms: boycott
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- patronize, patronise, condescend - treat condescendingly
--3 is one way to interact
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going - be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
--4 is one way to foster, nurture
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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