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WIKTIONARY
patronizing
Adjective
∙
offensively condescending
Verb
∙
present participle of
patronize
patronize
Verb
∙
To make a patron.
transitive
∙
To act as a patron; to protect, defend, support.
transitive
∙
To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly.
transitive
∙
To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
transitive