All 4 Uses
patronize
in
A Room With A View
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- She was then no longer either deferential or patronizing; no longer either a rebel or a slave.†
Chpt 3 *
- No, I'll cross that last bit out—it looks patronizing.†
Chpt 8
- So it happened that from patronizing civility he had slowly passed if not to passion, at least to a profound uneasiness.†
Chpt 8
- Chapter XIX: Lying to Mr. Emerson The Miss Alans were found in their beloved temperance hotel near Bloomsbury—a clean, airless establishment much patronized by provincial England.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(patronize as in: Don't patronize me.) treat in a manner that demonstrates a sense of superiority, but is supposed to seem kind
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(2)
(patronize as in: patronize the store) to be a customer of, or to support (as a patron)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)