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patronize (Condescend toward), verb assume a lofty bearing, deign, favor, grant, indulge, look down on, lower oneself, oblige, talk down to, treat in a condescending way, vouchsafe patronize (Trade with), verb be a customer of, buy from, deal with, do business with, favere, favor with one's patronage, frequent, frequent as a customer, have dealings with, purchase from, shop at, shop with, support, traffic with, transact business with, transact with, use See also: assist, deign, finance, foster, help, nurture, organize, prefer, preserve, promise, promote, protect, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, support How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In his attempt to rebalance social inequalities, at times his images fall prey to patronization, reaffirming exotic notions of black Africans. The main objection, but not the only one, is Loehe's seriously intended endeavor to pursue the way of a free church, leaving the chains of patronization and restriction by the state church. Such thinking has many unfortunate effects, apart from the facet that the discussions of the topic invariably have jarring overtones of patronization and condescension toward the minority community. |
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