Patronize - Definition

v 1: assume sponsorship of [syn: sponsor, patronize,
patronise]
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn: patronize, patronise, shop, shop at,
buy at, frequent, sponsor] [ant: boycott]
3: treat condescendingly [syn: patronize, patronise,
condescend]
4: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this
store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as
he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, patronage,
support, keep going]