Past tense of patronize
regular verb
The past tense of patronize is patronized. The past participle is also patronized.
Forms of patronize
| Base form (V1) | patronize /ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | patronized |
| Past participle (V3) | patronized |
| Present participle | patronizing |
| Third person singular | patronizes |
Patronized in a sentence
- Music and dance, in ancient times, were mainly patronized by religion, in the same way as art was patronized in the west by the church.1989, S. K. Thacker, “Indian Music and Its Social Bearing”, in D. Narain, editor, Research in Sociology: (Abstracts of M.A. and Ph.D....
- She shops at discount department stores, but looks as if she patronized high-end boutiques.From the entry high-end
- Pop sociology such as Liz Hodgkinson's Bodyshock patronized, cisplained and titillated.2021, Zoë Playdon, The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience, page 234. From the entry cisplain
- The Cistercian abbey of Poblet, in the district of Tarragona, was enthusiastically patronized by the king-counts.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 184. From the entry king-count
- Oddly, while abhoring Lamarch’s transformism for degrading the “godlike race,” Brewster openly patronized Grant.1992, Adrian Desmond, The Politics of Evolution. From the entry abhoring
Meaning of patronize
- verb To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
- verb To be a customer of (an establishment), especially a regular customer.
- verb To treat condescendingly; to talk down to.
Questions about the past tense of patronize
- What is the past tense of patronize?
- The past tense of patronize is patronized.
- What is the past participle of patronize?
- The past participle of patronize is patronized.
- Is patronize a regular or irregular verb?
- Patronize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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