different between patronize vs cherish
patronize
English
Etymology
From patron +? -ize (verb ending); or from Old French patroniser, from Medieval Latin patronis?re (“to lead a galley as patron”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pæt??na?z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pe?t??na?z/, /?pæt??na?z/
- Hyphenation: pa?tron?ize
Verb
patronize (third-person singular simple present patronizes, present participle patronizing, simple past and past participle patronized)
- (transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) enpatron, (obsolete) patrocinate
- (transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
- (transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
- Synonyms: condescend, infantilize
- (transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach.
Alternative forms
- patronise (Commonwealth)
Coordinate terms
- matronize
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- prazitone
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cherish
English
Etymology
From Middle English charish, cherishen (“to have affection for, hold dear, treat kindly; to esteem, respect; to cherish; to take care of; to greet; to entertain, treat hospitably; to cheer; to encourage, incite”), from Old French cherir, chierir (“to cherish”) (modern French chérir (“to cherish”)), from cher, chier (“dear, dearest”) (from Latin c?rus (“beloved, dear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh?- (“to desire, wish”)) + -ir (“suffix forming infinitives of second conjugation verbs”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?t?????/
- Hyphenation: cher?ish
Verb
cherish (third-person singular simple present cherishes, present participle cherishing, simple past and past participle cherished)
- To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
- To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
- Antonym: despise
- (obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
- caress
Translations
References
Further reading
- cherish (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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