Patronize vs Flatter - What's the difference?
patronize | flatter |
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.
A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
A flat-faced fulling hammer.
A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
(British, NZ, slang) Someone who lives in a rented flat.
(flat)
to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour
* Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
* Prescott
to enhance someone's vanity by praising them
to portray something to advantage.
to convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed.
As verbs the difference between patronize and flatter
is that patronize is to make a patron while flatter is to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.As a noun flatter is
a type of set tool used by blacksmiths.As an adjective flatter is
comparative of flat.patronize
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Alternative forms
* patronise (Commonwealth)Verb
(patroniz)Synonyms
* (talk down to) condescendflatter
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(wikipedia flatter) (en noun)Adjective
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) flatteren, . More at (l).Verb
(en-verb) (transitive'' and ''intransitive )- A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his feet.
- Others he flattered by asking their advice.
- Her portrait flatters her.
