Post by Oscar Knight on Oct 30, 2015 17:21:23 GMT -6
Examples from the Web for patronize
Historical Examples
The note of patronization, the tone of superior wisdom, stung the scientist.
Meaning "treat in a condescending way" is first attested 1797; sense of "give regular business to" is from 1801. Related: Patronized ; patronizing.
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synonym for talking down to people
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Historical Examples
The note of patronization, the tone of superior wisdom, stung the scientist.
Meaning "treat in a condescending way" is first attested 1797; sense of "give regular business to" is from 1801. Related: Patronized ; patronizing.
dictionary.reference.com/browse/patronization
Quotes About Insults
www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/insults
synonym for talking down to people
www.thesaurus.com/browse/talking+down+to
www.thefreedictionary.com/talking+down