Patronize vs Contribute - What's the difference?
patronize | contribute |
To make a patron.
To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly.
To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
To give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
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As verbs the difference between patronize and contribute
is that patronize is to make a patron while contribute is to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole.patronize
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Alternative forms
* patronise (Commonwealth)Verb
(patroniz)Synonyms
* (talk down to) condescendcontribute
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