patronize

/ˈpeɪtɹəˌnaɪz/ 动词 C2

中文：栽培、光顾

To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support. (transitive)
To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer. (transitive)
To treat condescendingly; to talk down to. (transitive) · Near-synonyms: condescend, infantilize, denigrate

He/she/it patronizes · 过去式 patronized · 过去分词 patronized · -ing形式 patronizing

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动词形式

“Come nearer,” said the magistrate, with a patronizing wave of the hand, “and tell me to what circumstance I owe the honor of this visit.”

What encouraged me not to become your surety, but to patronize you?—your father’s name, so well known in Italy and so highly honored.

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