Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Patronize \Pa"tron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patronized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Patronizing}.]
1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to
favor; to aid.
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The idea has been patronized by two States only.
--A. Hamilton.
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2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.
[Commercial Cant]
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3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and
protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to
patronize one's equals.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patronized
adj 1: having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing
well-patronized shops" [syn: {patronized}, {patronised}]
[ant: {patronless}, {unpatronised}, {unpatronized}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย