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Patronizing vs Patronize - What's the difference?

patronizing | patronize |

As verbs the difference between patronizing and patronize

is that patronizing is while patronize is to make a patron.

As an adjective patronizing

is offensively condescending.

patronizing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • offensively condescending

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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