patronize
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
assume sponsorship of
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
Types & categories
- support hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
treat condescendingly
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- condescension derivation
Sense 4 verb
be a regular customer or client of
We patronize this store
Types & categories
- nurture hypernym
Related & opposite
- trade derivation
- clientele derivation
- patron derivation
- sponsor derivation
- keep going verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sponsor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | presenter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cosponsor |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | boycott |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shop |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | patron |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shopper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shopper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | frequent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | condescension |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | interact |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stoop to |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | clientele |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | patron |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sponsor |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | keep going |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | nurture |