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pat·ron·iz·ing [ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ, Am esp ˈpeɪ-] ADJ pej

pat·ron·ize [ˈpætrənaɪz, Am esp ˈpeɪ-] VB trans

2. patronize pej (treat condescendingly):

3. patronize (support):

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

The man who works in the gas station shop later told me what had happened.

The schoolgirl had asked him, obviously in the same patronizing way ?Isn't it boring here at night?'

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Später erzählte mir der Mann, der im Tankstellenshop arbeitet, was passiert war.

Die Schülerin hatte ihn - offenbar ebenso gönnerhaft -gefragt: ?Ist es nachts nicht langweilig hier?'

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