Patronize vs. Matronize

Patronizeverb

(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.

Patronizeverb

(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

Patronizeverb

(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.

Patronizeverb

To blame, to reproach.

Patronizeverb

To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.

Patronizeverb

To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.

Patronizeverb

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.

Patronizeverb

assume sponsorship of

Patronizeverb

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Patronizeverb

treat condescendingly

Patronizeverb

be a regular customer or client of;

Patronizeverb

treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority

Patronizeverb

frequent (a shop, restaurant, or other establishment) as a customer

Patronizeverb

give financial or other support to (a person, organization, or cause)

Matronizeverb

(transitive) To make a matron of; to make matron-like.

Matronizeverb

(transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.

Matronizeverb

To criticize from a feminist perspective.

Matronizeverb

Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.

Matronizeverb

To make a matron of; to make matronlike.

Matronizeverb

To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.

Matronizeverb

Chiefly humorous. Of a woman: to patronize.