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Definition
treat in a manner that demonstrates a sense of superiority, but is supposed to seem kind
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the actions of a patron (to support someone or something; or to be a customer)
or:
the actions of a patron (to support someone or something; or to be a customer)
- 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
- Now he was just Will—maddening, mercurial, clever, funny Will—who patronized me and liked to play Professor Higgins to my Eliza Doolittle.p. 204.8
- 'Don't patronize her, dear.p. 289.3
There are no more uses of "patronize" in Me Before You.
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