different between verify vs patronize

English

Etymology

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin v?rific?re, present active infinitive of v?rific? (“make true”), from Latin v?rus (“true”) + faci? (“do, make”); see -fy.

Verb

verify (third-person singular simple present verifies, present participle verifying, simple past and past participle verified)

1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something
2. (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
   • 1984, InfoWorld (volume 6, number 14, page 67)

     In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette.

3. (transitive, law) To affirm something formally, under oath

Derived terms

• verification
• verifiable
• self-verified
• unverified

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Further reading

• verify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• verify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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