As verbs the difference between deride and patronize
is that deride is while patronize is to make a patron.
deride
English
Verb
(derid)
To harshly mock; ridicule.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* derider
* deridingly
Related terms
* derision
* derisive
* ridicule
* ridiculous
* ridiculosity
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patronize
English
Alternative forms
* patronise (Commonwealth)
Verb
(patroniz)
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.
Synonyms
* (talk down to) condescend