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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| evenhanded | fair |
| trenchant | keen |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |