Dictionary definition for: Patronize
1. (v) assume sponsorship of
2. (v) do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
3. (v) treat condescendingly
4. (v) 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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