Patronize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assume sponsorship of

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈætɹənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈatɹənˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈatɹənˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈætɹənˌaɪz/.

Examples

We patronize this store
Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

keep going buy at sponsor shop at condescend support patronage patronise frequent shop

Antonyms

boycott

Parts of Speech

verb	assume sponsorship of
verb	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
verb	treat condescendingly
verb	be a regular customer or client of “We patronize this store”

Word Forms

sponsor	noun	an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
patron	noun	someone who supports or champions something
shop	noun	a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
shopper	noun	a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her
frequent	adjective	coming at short intervals or habitually
frequenter	noun	a regular customer
condescension	noun	a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
patronage	noun	the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
supporter	noun	someone who supports or champions something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bevormunden

die Patenschaft übernehmen

🇫🇷French

fréquenter

assumer le parrainage de

🇪🇸Spanish

patrocinar

asumir el patrocinio de

🇮🇹Italian

patrocinare

assumere la sponsorizzazione di

🇳🇱Dutch

betuttelen

sponsoring aannemen van

🇵🇹Portuguese

patrocinar

assumir o patrocínio de

🇷🇺Russian

покровительствовать

взять на себя спонсорство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संरक्षण

का प्रायोजन ग्रहण करें

🇧🇩Bengali

পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা

স্পনসরশিপ অনুমান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதரவளிக்கும்

ஸ்பான்சர்ஷிப்பை ஏற்றுக்கொள்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదరించు

యొక్క స్పాన్సర్‌షిప్‌ను స్వీకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संरक्षण देणे

चे प्रायोजकत्व गृहीत धरा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમર્થન આપવું

ની સ્પોન્સરશિપ ધારણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡು

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಜಕತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷാധികാരി

യുടെ സ്പോൺസർഷിപ്പ് ഏറ്റെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ

ਦੀ ਸਪਾਂਸਰਸ਼ਿਪ ਮੰਨ ਲਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرپرستی کرنا

کی کفالت فرض کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

光顾

承担赞助

🇯🇵Japanese

ひいきにする

～の後援を引き受ける

🇰🇷Korean

애용하다

후원을 맡다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo trợ

nhận tài trợ của

🇹🇭Thai

อุปถัมภ์

รับการสนับสนุนของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menganggap sponsor dari

🇵🇭Filipino

tumangkilik

ipagpalagay na sponsorship ng

🇲🇾Malay

menaungi

menganggap penajaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاضد

تولي رعاية

🇮🇷Persian

مشتری دائم بودن

حمایت مالی از

🇹🇷Turkish

patronluk taslamak

sponsorluğunu üstlenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתנשא

לקבל חסות על

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The primary meaning of 'patronize' is 'assume sponsorship of'.

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