Crossword-Solution: PATRONIZE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Patronize | v. t. | To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid. |
| Patronize | v. t. | To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. |
| Patronize | v. t. | To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals. |
We have 14 clues for the answer “PATRONIZE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Be a regular customer of | 1 answer |
| Support regularly, or speak condescendingly | 1 answer |
| Give one's trade to. | 1 answer |
| Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could | 1 answer |
| Trade regularly with | 1 answer |
| Talk down to | 4 answers |
| WISH well | 8 answers |
| Deign | 27 answers |
| Pat on the back? | 33 answers |
| Condescend | 40 answers |
| fight back | 49 answers |
| Make ___ for | 53 answers |
| Linger | 54 answers |
| Make Better | 56 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PATRONIZE (5)
Charlotte, to be sure, chin-tilted, at last an owner of real estate, might patronize a little at times; but it was tacitly understood that her “title” was only a drawing-room one.
They thought they could look down on us, and patronize us, if they came near at all; when they found we were quite as well educated as they, had as much land, could hold prominent offices if we chose, and had the right to that bauble, they veered to the other extreme.
Henri Murger, the author, when asked once why he continued to patronize a certain establishment notorious for the inferior quality of its beer, answered, “Yes, the beer is poor, but they keep such good _ink_!” The use of a _café_ does not imply any great expenditure, a _consummation_ costing but little.
Now we don't want to end a life full of holes, so we must get there with this stuff, not because it's worth the exertion in dollars and cents, but because these men patronize us steadily and expect us to fill orders, even by telegraph.
She had expected that they would patronize him, and she imagined after this incident that she detected a shade of difference in the manner of the sailors toward Clay, as though he had cheapened himself to them--as he had to her.
Quotes with PATRONIZE (3)
Jillian had charged into the bathroom on seven, but she just shot straight to ten. Her nature may be reserved, but she didn’t take shit off anybody. “Don’t patronize me. And don’t you dare come down here and judge us!” She pointed her finger directly at AJ. “We’re the ones doing the heavy lifting, so people like you can come along at the very end and ride along on our coattails. You can act tough all you want, but it’s just an act, AJ. You, with your expensive suits and shiny…
Don't patronize the chain bookstores. Every time I see some author scheduled to read and sign his books at a chain bookstore, I feel like telling him he's stabbing the independent bookstores in the back.
The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1967–2014).