patronize
verb
[ ˈpatrənʌɪz ]
• treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.
• "she was determined not to be put down or patronized"
Similar:
treat condescendingly,
treat with condescension,
condescend to,
look down on,
talk down to,
put down,
humiliate,
treat like a child,
treat as inferior,
treat with disdain,
be snobbish to,
look down one's nose at,
condescending,
supercilious,
superior,
imperious,
haughty,
lofty,
lordly,
magisterial,
disdainful,
scornful,
contemptuous,
cavalier,
snobbish,
pompous,
uppity,
high and mighty,
snooty,
stuck-up,
fancy-pants,
toffee-nosed,
• frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer.
• "restaurants and bars regularly patronized by the stars were often crowded with paparazzi"
Similar:
do business with,
buy from,
shop at,
be a customer of,
be a client of,
bring trade/custom to,
deal with,
trade with,
frequent,
haunt,
attend,
visit,
subscribe to,
join,
become a member of,
support,
hang out at,
