patronise

Other spellings

• (US) patronize

Word parts

patron + -ise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ or /ˈpætrənaɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpætrənaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧tron‧ise

Verb

Plain form patronise

Third-person singular patronises

Past tense patronised

Past participle patronised

Present participle patronising

1. When you patronise someone, you become a patron and you often support him/her.

   He patronised the downtown restaurant.

2. 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.
3. When you patronise a business, you become a regular customer.