🛍️patronize (pæˈtroʊnaɪz)

verb
/ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/
apoyar / tratar con actitud de superioridad / ser cliente habitual (apoyar / tratar con actitud de superioridad / ser cliente habitual)

Meaning

to support or sponsor; to treat someone with apparent kindness that betrays a sense of superiority; to be a regular customer of a business
to treat someone in a condescending way; to be a regular customer of a business
Traducción del significado
apoyar o patrocinar; tratar a alguien con una aparente amabilidad que oculta un sentimiento de superioridad; ser un cliente habitual de un negocio
apoyar o patrocinar; tratar a alguien con una aparente amabilidad que oculta un sentimiento de superioridad; ser un cliente habitual de un negocio

Oraciones de ejemplo

She promised to patronize local businesses during the holiday season.

Ella prometió apoyar a los negocios locales durante la temporada navideña.
Ella prometió apoyar a los negocios locales durante la temporada navideña.

Don't patronize me with your fake sympathy.

No me trates con condescendencia con tu simpatía falsa.
no me trates kon kondesendensia kon tu simpatia falsa

Expresiones de ejemplo

patronize someone
tratar a alguien con superioridad
tratar a alguien con superioridad

Synonyms

support, sponsor, condescend, frequent, promote, talk down to
Entrada 1
support, sponsor, condescend, frequent, promote
Entrada 2
condescend, talk down to, support, sponsor

Antonyms

neglect, boycott, ignore, respect, honor, avoid
Entrada 1
neglect, boycott, ignore
Entrada 2
respect, honor, boycott, avoid

Colocaciones

patronize local shops, patronize the arts, patronize customers, patronize someone, patronize business, patronize restaurant, regularly patronize, often patronize
Entrada 1
patronize local shops, patronize the arts, patronize customers, patronize someone
Entrada 2
patronize business, patronize restaurant, regularly patronize, often patronize

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