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2007-06-12 00:32:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
1.Treat as inferior unduly, talk down to, treat condescendingly.
2.To treat someone condescendingly, or with benevolent superiority, especially inappropriately.
3.To act as a patron to; support or sponsor.
2007-06-12 00:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Kitty? 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
What Does Patronize Mean
2016-10-03 05:01:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patronize can mean
1 to speak down to someone, as if the speaker is superior and the other is inferior.
2 to visit (a shop, etc) as a customer/patron.
Most people use the term 'patronize' when they feel they are being spoken to as if they are children.
The other meaning is less commonly spoken these days.
How have you heard it used?
2007-06-12 01:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you say, "God loves you", or "Jesus loves you" to encourage some one to hope within their difficulty, or to offset their feeling of having been abandoned, that is to be supportive. However...if you follow that up with..."I mean, c'mon...I thought you knew that....I'm surprised at you. You really disappoint me...I thought you (like me) knew better than that." That to me is patronizing with a negative connotation. As a comic ventriloquist in my act I will patronize my puppet, Brooklyn Birch, so he jabs at me with a 'put down.' the audience laughs at this this 'patronizing' 'duologue.' If...however...I offer examples and possible solutions to his, without problems without 'patronizing' him, that engages the two characters in more of a cooperative, rather than a patronizing exchange. Whew! Thanks guys...this made me really think...whoops...what did I just do there?
2014-04-08 04:07:40 · answer #4 · answered by Louis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The primary definition is to be a patron...like someone who donates money to the symphony or the art museum...or a customer.
Common usage admits the word patronize as a verb used derogatorily, as in the sentence: "His patronizing attitude made me want to punch him in the nose." That sense of the word connotes a superior attitude, AS THOUGH, the person had the physical, economic or intellectual wherewithal to be a patron...it means he's acting superior with little reason to do so.
2007-06-12 00:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
It means to speak to someone, as if your more intelligent then them but in a way that you would think there to dumb to even catch.. Ex: a lady at work told me when Marie gets back tell her Sandy went to lunch and she will be back shortly. I was offended. I've worked with You (Sandy) for 5yrs. Just say your going to lunch let Marie know I will be back. Why all the excess .
2015-03-20 08:27:30 · answer #6 · answered by Karren D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like "dont pretend to be nice to me when you really dont agree with the situation" (when they say"dont patronize me")
2007-06-12 00:41:08 · answer #7 · answered by stellamay 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To pacify someone; to agree perhaps to save an argument
2007-06-15 15:04:30 · answer #8 · answered by Debbie 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
patronize=critisize, reprimand
2007-06-12 00:34:19 · answer #9 · answered by Skye 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to talk down to - like a father to a child - pata being Latin for father
2007-06-12 07:02:41 · answer #10 · answered by the.rikstir 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋