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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| noisome | noxious |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |