patronise

patronise
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['pæ-, ](American[) 'pei-]
verb
1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) gönnerhaft behandeln
2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) regelmäßig besuchen
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(UK) v.
beschützen v.
bevormunden v.
fördern v.

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