Source : WordNet®

patronise
     v 1: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or
          client of [syn: {patronize}, {shop}, {shop at}, {buy at},
           {frequent}, {sponsor}] [ant: {boycott}, {boycott}]
     2: assume sponsorship of [syn: {sponsor}, {patronize}]
     3: treat condescendingly [syn: {patronize}, {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: {patronize}, {patronage}, {support}, {keep
        going}]