Patronize vs Dignify - What's the difference?
patronize | dignify | Related terms |
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 invest with dignity or honour
to give distinction to
to exalt in rank
to honor.
Patronize is a related term of dignify.
As verbs the difference between patronize and dignify
is that patronize is to make a patron while dignify is to invest with dignity or honour.patronize
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Alternative forms
* patronise (Commonwealth)Verb
(patroniz)Synonyms
* (talk down to) condescenddignify
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Verb
- Your worth will dignify our feast. - B. Jonson.
