Patronize / Insulting Someone's Nntelligence Oct 30, 2015 17:21:23 GMT -6 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Oscar Knight on Oct 30, 2015 17:21:23 GMT -6 Examples from the Web for patronizeHistorical 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