patronize

(also UK -ise)

/ˈpætrənaɪz/ verb [T]

Definition

BEHAVIOUR › to speak or behave towards someone as if you were better than them: Don't patronize me! I know what I'm doing.

GO OFTEN formal › to go to a store, business, etc, especially if you go regularly

(Definition of patronize verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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