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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| unfrock | defrock |
| guy | man |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |