All 4 Uses of
patronize
in
Bleak House
- For they are the public chroniclers of such inquiries by the line; and he is not superior to the universal human infirmity, but hopes to read in print what "Mooney, the active and intelligent beadle of the district," said and did and even aspires to see the name of Mooney as familiarly and patronizingly mentioned as the name of the hangman is, according to the latest examples.†
Chpt 10-12
- "Say that he wants to patronize me," pursued Mr. Skimpole.†
Chpt 16-18
- He dresses at that gentleman (by whom he is patronized), talks at him, walks at him, founds himself entirely on him.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- When Mr. Rouncewell's townsman heard of the disclosure, he no more allowed the girl to be patronized and honoured than he would have suffered her to be trodden underfoot before his eyes.†
Chpt 40-42
Definition:
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(patronize as in: Don't patronize me.) treat in a manner that demonstrates a sense of superiority, but is supposed to seem kind
or:
the actions of a patron (to support someone or something; or to be a customer)