Patronize vs. Matronize

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  • Patronize (verb)

    To act as a support.

    “enpatron|q1=obsolete|patrocinate|q2=obsolete”

  • Patronize (verb)

    To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

  • Patronize (verb)

    To tone of treat condescendingly.

    “condescend|infantilize”

  • Patronize (verb)

    To blame, to reproach.

  • Matronize (verb)

    To make a matron of; to make matron-like.

  • Matronize (verb)

    To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.

    “to matronize an assembly”

  • Matronize (verb)

    To criticize from a feminist perspective.

    “to matronize female artists for sexploitation”

  • Matronize (verb)

    Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.

Wiktionary
  • Patronize (verb)

    treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority

    “she was determined not to be put down or patronized”

  • Patronize (verb)

    frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer

    “restaurants and bars regularly patronized by the stars were often crowded with paparazzi”

  • Patronize (verb)

    give financial or other support to (a person, organization, or cause)

    “she patronizes worthy causes”

  • Matronize (verb)

    Chiefly humorous. Of a woman: to patronize.

Oxford Dictionary

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