C2verb · transitive · rare

patronize

pa·tron·ize

patronize · patronizes · patronized · patronizing

підтримати, підтримувати, піддержувати

опекать, смотреть свысока, обращаться снисходительно

unterstützen, fördern, beschützen, als Kunde regelmäßig besuchen

To act as a patron ofTo act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.

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UK/ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/US/ˈpeɪtɹəˌnaɪz/

» Tom is patronizing.

Том поблажливий.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
fördern, beschirmen, beschützen
опека́тьopekátʹ
(transitive)To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer.
frequentieren, als Kunde regelmäßig besuchen
be a regular customer or client of
(transitive)To treat condescendingly; to talk down to.
Near-synonyms: condescend, infantilize, denigrate
bevormunden, gönnerhaft behandeln, herablassend behandeln
смотре́ть свысока́smotrétʹ svysoká, обраща́ться снисходи́тельноobraščátʹsja snisxodítelʹno
treat condescendingly
(obsolete, transitive)To blame, to reproach.

Examples

18 sentences

Tom is patronizing.
Том поблажливий. — oromashka
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Don't patronize me.
Не треба цієї поблажливості. — deniko
ruНе надо меня опекать. — marafon
deSeien Sie mal nicht so gönnerhaft zu mir. — al_ex_an_der
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I don't like your patronizing tone.
ruМне не нравится твой снисходительный тон. — Wezel
deIch mag deinen herablassenden Ton nicht. — Esperantostern
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Do not patronize me.
Не треба цієї поблажливості. — deniko
ruНе надо меня опекать. — marafon
deSeien Sie mal nicht so gönnerhaft zu mir. — al_ex_an_der
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You don't need to patronize me.
deDu musst mich nicht bevormunden. — Naina
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to act as a patron of; to defend, protect, support:

to treat condescendingly:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to act as a patron of; to defend, protect, support:

to be a customer of a business:

to treat condescendingly:

Origin

From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patro

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

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