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

patronizing attitude
herablassend
patronizing look, tone
gönnerhaft pred
patronizing look, tone
von oben herab

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

1. patronize form (frequent):

to patronize sth
[Stamm]kunde bei etw dat sein
we always patronize Beaumont's
wir gehen immer zu Beaumont's

2. patronize pej (treat condescendingly):

to patronize sb
jdn herablassend [o. von oben herab] behandeln

3. patronize (support):

to patronize sth
etw unterstützen
Present
Ipatronize
youpatronize
he/she/itpatronizes
wepatronize
youpatronize
theypatronize
Past
Ipatronized
youpatronized
he/she/itpatronized
wepatronized
youpatronized
theypatronized
Present Perfect
Ihavepatronized
youhavepatronized
he/she/ithaspatronized
wehavepatronized
youhavepatronized
theyhavepatronized
Past Perfect
Ihadpatronized
youhadpatronized
he/she/ithadpatronized
wehadpatronized
youhadpatronized
theyhadpatronized
See further verb tables