patronize

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verb

1. assume sponsorship of (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
sponsor, patronise
• Derivationally related forms:
patron (for: patronise), patron, sponsor (for: sponsor)
• Hypernyms:
support
• Hyponyms:
cosponsor
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam and Sue patronize the movie
2. treat condescendingly (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
patronise, condescend
• Derivationally related forms:
condescension (for: condescend)
• Hypernyms:
interact
• Hyponyms:
stoop to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: condescend)
3. do one's shopping at;
do business with;
be a customer or client of (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
• Ant:
boycott (for: patronise), boycott
• Derivationally related forms:
frequent (for: frequent), frequenter (for: frequent), shop (for: shop), shopper (for: shop), patron (for: patronise), patron
• Hypernyms:
support, back up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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
• Syn:
patronise, patronage, support, keep going
• Derivationally related forms:
supporter (for: support), patronage (for: patronage), patron (for: patronise), patron
• Hypernyms:
foster, nurture
• Verb Group:
run on, keep going
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  patronise, patronage, support, keep going, condescend, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor