All 4 Uses of
patronize
in
A Room With A View
- She was then no longer either deferential or patronizing; no longer either a rebel or a slave.†
Chpt 3 *patronizing = treating in a manner that demonstrates a sense of superiority, but is supposed to seem kind
- 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 19patronized = treated in a manner that demonstrated a sense of superiority, but was supposed to seem kind OR acted like a patron (supported someone or something; or was a customer)
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
or:
the actions of a patron (to support someone or something; or to be a customer) -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, patronize can mean to "give business to" as in "I don't patronize that restaurant because the owner is rude."