patronized
past simple and past participle ofpatronize
patronize
verb[T]
uk/ˈpæt.rə.naɪz/us/ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪz/patronizeverb[T](ACT SUPERIOR)
disapproving(UKusuallypatronise)
tospeakto orbehavetowards someone as if they arestupidor notimportant:
Stop patronizing me - Iunderstandtheplayas well as you do.
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- dog
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- overweening
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- swollen-headed
- talk down tosomeone
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god
patronizeverb[T](BE CUSTOMER)
formal(UKusuallypatronise)
to be aregularcustomerof ashoporrestaurant, etc.:
Therestaurantwas patronized by manyartistsandwritersduring the 1920s.
Buying
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitiveness
- approval
- bid
- bidding
- bidding war
- bite
- invest
- misorder
- money-off
- order form
- ordersomethingin
- outbid
- retail therapy
- ROBO
- ROPO
- send
- send (off/away) for/tosomething
- slate
Examplesofpatronized
patronized
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Patronizedby courtiers and under the control of city magistrates, the theatre was also from its inception closely connected with government.
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How the local population reacted to their new existence as a contested and oftenpatronizedcommunity reveals the complicated subtext to the region's history.
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However, it seemed to be one of the more frequentlypatronizedcourier services.
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Which musicians and genres should bepatronizedwas determined by their putative 'natural' audience in society at large.
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The family exercised the virtues of ' spirit' and ' pluck ' in sport - ancient and modern, played andpatronized.
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They seem to have beenpatronizedprimarily by men from the nobility, wealthy burghers and 'non-nobles of high standing'.
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Shopping centers are typically, but not exclusively,patronizedby secular middle and upper middle classes, who often reside in new kinds of suburban, residential areas.
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These libraries (often located within bookshops) were heavilypatronizedby women.
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The style is quite conversational, and the whole experience of reading it is pleasant, although the reader does not feelpatronized.
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Although one of the union's objectives was representation in the state legislature, there is no indication that the union as suchpatronizedtheir candidatures.
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Such loss of trust and cynicism often result in citizen apathy, the feeling of beingpatronized, or frustration with governmental bodies.
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The details of the stylespatronizedcomprise an interesting story in themselves.
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On the one hand, "meat and fish" eating establishments arepatronizednot only, not even preferably, by the economic elite but also by a growing middle class.
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Thousands of clothes dealers were interspersed throughout the urban landscape, there to bepatronizedby men and women who hunted out fine-fitting garments to suit their budgets.
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Some rulerspatronizedonly one sect, but this often led to unrest in the country and most rulers equally supported all sects.
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