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patronize
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
(obsolete, transitive) To blame, to reproach.
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patronising
37k
condescending
C2
arch
C1
haughty
28k
helpful
B2
paternalistic
fostering
42k
protective
C1
superior
B2
supportive
C1
tutelar
sponsorial
condescendant
protekcjonalny
gönnerhaft
fördernd
schützend
προστατευτικός
affable
protecteur
de condescendance
méprisant
neerbuigend
bevoogding
arrogante
altivo
condescendente
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