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141 patronize
['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.) a trata de sus/cu condescendenţă2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) a frecventa
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