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 |
|---|---|
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| evenhanded | fair |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| docile | easily taught |