patronizing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: patronizing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for patronizing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patronizing adj (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Synonym(s): arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. The idea has been patronized by two States only. --A. Hamilton. 2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer. [Commercial Cant] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patronizing \Pa"troni`zing\, a. Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- {Pat"roni`zing*ly}, adv. Thackeray.