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patronize

pat·ro·nize

UK/ˈpeɪtɹəˌnaɪz/ US/ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.
2.

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

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3.
4.

be a regular customer or client of

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

From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronizāre (“to lead a galley as patron”). Piecewise doublet of patternize.

Phrases

  • patron saint

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