patronize (
http://definr.com/patronize)
v 1: assume sponsorship of [syn:
sponsor,
patronise]
2: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
client of [syn:
patronise,
shop,
shop at,
buy at,
frequent,
sponsor] [ant:
boycott,
boycott]
3: treat condescendingly [syn:
patronise,
condescend]
4: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this
store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long
as he could" [syn:
patronise,
patronage,
support, {keep
going}]