sometime, people use it for the meaning of finiancing something.
To my big surprise, in my Cambridge dictionary, it only shows the meaning of dislike. For example, you could say, " I can not put up with his pratronizing tone ".
Which way is more ofen to be heard in people use it?
2007-05-16 11:53:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i always remember that the word Pater is Latin for father, and that's the root of this word.
patronizing isn't 'dislike'
it's looking down on someone, more like a father would.
stop patronizing me
stop treating me like a child
are similar
yet
stop disliking me
is not similar in meaning. and is almost nonsensical.
when you use it, you could think of the ways a father might act.
or how people view their fathers, or father figures.
a patron is a 'supporter'. as well. which is a fatherly role.
2007-05-16 12:21:01 · answer #1 · answered by 3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both definitions are correct.
Patronize can be used to describe a person's relationship with a business or as a synonym for condescending.
I think that either is common depending on where you are and the context of your conversation. I don't think either is used more often than the other, IMO.
2007-05-16 12:02:16 · answer #2 · answered by FLTeacher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One meaning is to give a store some of your custom,i.e.,"I like to patronize Joe's Grocery",meaning this guy goes to Joe's to shop and spend $$$.
Also it does mean to condescend to someone,i.e.,
MAN: "I know that,as a woman,you are capable of achieving any number of admirable goals of great value to us all"
Woman:"Oh,get off it. Don't patronize me."
2007-05-16 12:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To patronize is to talk down to someone
so when you're being rebuked someone in authority might talk down to you and you feel like you're being spoken to like a little child
2007-05-16 12:05:54 · answer #4 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patronize your own products.
Don't patronize me.
2007-05-16 12:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by linda c 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to frequent an establishment, a patron is a customer very basically.
2007-05-16 12:17:24 · answer #6 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I patronize the bar at the Black Bull hic.
2007-05-16 11:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by proud walker 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
patronise.
it's such a funny word to explain.
but prime example would be mr blair saying to us,
Britain is booming after 10 years of Nu-labour with its
spin & vision!
2007-05-16 12:00:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's spelt 'patronise'!
2007-05-17 04:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry your pretty little head about it, dear.
2007-05-16 21:23:39 · answer #10 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋