GRE Word List
PATRONIZE
to act as patron of : provide aid or support for
The meaning of the word patronize is to act as patron of : provide aid or support for.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| thespian | actor |