Both Uses
patronize
in
The Horse Whisperer
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- He cocked an eyebrow and gave her a patronizing, professional kind of smile.†
Chpt 13 *
- It's dumb and patronizing and phony.†
Chpt 21
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)