All 3 Uses of
patronize
in
Me Before You
- I was working out what I could add about how patronizing he was when I turned and saw that he was still looking at me.†
p. 180.3 *patronizing = treating in a manner that demonstrates a sense of superiority, but is supposed to seem kind
- Now he was just Will—maddening, mercurial, clever, funny Will—who patronized me and liked to play Professor Higgins to my Eliza Doolittle.†
p. 204.8patronized = 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)
- 'Don't patronize her, dear.†
p. 289.3
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."