how to pronounce patronize

/ˈpæt.ɹə.naɪz/

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patronize is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of patronize in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… don't need to patronize me okay let's …”

meaning of patronize

To patronize is to show favoritism to someone, to act as if you are better than them.

patronize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word patronize occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics patronize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that patronize can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;