different between substantiate vs patronize

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin substantiatus (“given substance”), from the verb substantiare, first used 1657.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?b?stan??e?t/
• Hyphenation: sub?stan?ti?ate

Verb

substantiate (third-person singular simple present substantiates, present participle substantiating, simple past and past participle substantiated)

1. (transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate
2. (transitive) To give material form or substance to something; to embody; to record in documents

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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)

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

   Synonyms: (obsolete) enpatron, (obsolete) patrocinate
2. (transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.
3. (transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.

   Synonyms: condescend, infantilize
4. (transitive, obsolete) To blame, to reproach.

Alternative forms

• patronise (Commonwealth)

Coordinate terms

• matronize

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Anagrams

• prazitone