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patronize verb

  /ˈpeɪtɹənaɪz/ , /ˈpætɹənaɪz/
  • (transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
 fréquenter
  • (transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
 paternaliser, patrociner, prendre de haut

patron noun

  /ˈpeɪ.tɹən/
  • An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
 mécène

patronizer

paternaliste
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