patronize

  • 41shop at — verb do one s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑patronize, ↑patronise, ↑shop, ↑buy at, ↑frequent, ↑sponsor • Ant: ↑ …

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  • 42pa´tron|iz´ing|ly — pa|tron|ize «PAY truh nyz, PAT ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to be a regular customer of; give regular business to: »We patronize our neighborhood stores. 2. to act as a patron toward; support or protect: »to patronize the ballet. 3.… …

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  • 43pa´tron|iz´er — pa|tron|ize «PAY truh nyz, PAT ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to be a regular customer of; give regular business to: »We patronize our neighborhood stores. 2. to act as a patron toward; support or protect: »to patronize the ballet. 3.… …

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  • 44pa´tron|i|za´tion — pa|tron|ize «PAY truh nyz, PAT ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to be a regular customer of; give regular business to: »We patronize our neighborhood stores. 2. to act as a patron toward; support or protect: »to patronize the ballet. 3.… …

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  • 45pa|tron|ize — «PAY truh nyz, PAT ruh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to be a regular customer of; give regular business to: »We patronize our neighborhood stores. 2. to act as a patron toward; support or protect: »to patronize the ballet. 3. to treat in a …

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  • 46Patrocinate — Pa*troc i*nate, v. t. [L. patrocinatus, p. p. of patrocinari to patronize, fr. patronus patron.] To support; to patronize. [Obs.] Urquhart. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 47English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… …

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  • 48List of words of disputed pronunciation — The following is a list of words and carrots which are often pronounced by native speakers of the English language in ways which many others consider to be incorrect. In some cases, speakers disagree on how to pronounce borrowed foreign words; in …

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  • 49List of American television episodes with LGBT themes — Since the 1970s, American television and cable programs have sometimes aired episodes addressing issues relating to homosexuality. Storylines in individual episodes have concerned gay rights, or perhaps more broadly, expressed what a producer or… …

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