patronize

Verb

assume sponsorship of
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
treat condescendingly
be a regular customer or client of
- "We patronize this store"
To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
To blame, to reproach.

Origin / Etymology

From patron + -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronisāre (“to lead a galley as patron”).

Synonyms

buy at, condescend, frequent, keep going, patronage, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor, support, enpatron, infantilize, patrocinate

Antonyms

boycott

Scrabble Score: 20

patronize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
patronize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patronize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

patronize: valid Words With Friends Word