| patronize | (v) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of, Syn. shop, patronise, buy at, frequent, sponsor, shop at, Ant. boycott |
| patronize | (v) treat condescendingly, Syn. patronise, condescend |
| patronize | (v) be a regular customer or client of, Syn. patronise, support, patronage, keep going, Example: We patronize this store; Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could |
| sponsor | (v) assume sponsorship of, Syn. patronise, patronize |
| unpatronized | (adj) having little patronage or few clients, Syn. patronless, unpatronised, Ant. patronized, Example: a restaurant unpatronized by the elite |