Hypertext Webster Gateway: "patronise"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
patronise
v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: {patronize}, {shop}, {shop at}, {buy at},
{frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
2: assume sponsorship of [syn: {sponsor}, {patronize}]
3: treat condescendingly [syn: {patronize}, {condescend}]
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: {patronize}, {patronage}, {support}, {keep
going}]
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