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1 patronize
transitive verb1) (frequent) besuchen2) (support) fördern; unterstützen3) (condescend to)patronize somebody — jemanden von oben herab od. herablassend behandeln
* * *['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) gönnerhaft behandeln2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) regelmäßig besuchen* * *pat·ron·izevtwe always \patronize Beaumont's wir gehen immer zu Beaumont's▪ to \patronize sb jdn herablassend [o von oben herab] behandeln3. (support)▪ to \patronize sth etw unterstützen* * *['ptrənaɪz]vt1) pub, cinema etc besuchenI hope you will continue to patronize our store — ich hoffe, dass Sie uns weiterhin beehren
it's not a shop I patronize — in dem Geschäft kaufe ich nicht
the shop is well patronized — das Geschäft hat viel Kundschaft
2) (= treat condescendingly) gönnerhaft or herablassend behandeln, von oben herab behandeln3) (= support) the arts etc unterstützen, fördern* * *1. beschirmen, beschützen2. fördern, unterstützen4. gönnerhaft oder herablassend behandeln* * *transitive verb1) (frequent) besuchen2) (support) fördern; unterstützenpatronize somebody — jemanden von oben herab od. herablassend behandeln
* * *(US) v.beschützen v.bevormunden v.fördern v.
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