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patrocinate

patrocinate verb: to support; to patronize.

Verb

patrocinate (third-person singular simple present patrocinates, present participle patrocinating, simple past and past participle patrocinated)

  1. (obsolete) To support; to patronize.
    • But preach it up, and patrocinate it, prattle on it , and defend it as much as you will1653-1693, Thomas Urquhart, The Works of Rabelais

Forms of patrocinate

third-person singular presentpatrocinates
present participlepatrocinating
past participlepatrocinated
pastpatrocinated

Origin of patrocinate

From Latin patrocinatus, past participle of patrocinari (“to patronize”).

Questions about patrocinate

What does patrocinate mean?
Patrocinate means to support; to patronize.
What part of speech is patrocinate?
Patrocinate is a verb.
What is the past tense of patrocinate?
The past tense of patrocinate is patrocinated.

Words near patrocinate in the dictionary

  1. patrivirilocal
  2. patrix
  3. Patrixbourne
  4. patro-
  5. Patrochilles
  6. patrocinate
  7. patrocinated
  8. patrocination
  9. patrocinations
  10. patrocinium
  11. patrociny

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