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patronaging

patronaging is the present participle and gerund of patronage.

Meaning of patronage

Verb

patronage (third-person singular simple present patronages, present participle patronaging, simple past and past participle patronaged)

  1. (transitive) To support by being a patron of.
    • Mingdi continued the policy of his father who had patronaged Confucian learning.2003, Hubert Michael Seiwert, Popular Religious Movements and Heterodox Sects in Chinese History, BRILL, →ISBN, page 62
  2. (transitive) To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
    • This house is largely patronaged by the professors and students of many of the Educational Institutions of New England and the Middle States; and all perons visiting New York, either for business or pleasure, will find this an excellent place at which to stop.c. 1880, The Primary Teacher, volume 3, New-England Publishing Company, page 63
    Synonyms:
    support, keep going

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Questions about patronaging

What is patronaging the present participle and gerund of?
Patronaging is the present participle and gerund of patronage.

Words near patronaging in the dictionary

  1. patronage
  2. patronage system
  3. patronage systems
  4. patronaged
  5. patronages
  6. patronaging
  7. patronal
  8. patronate
  9. patrondom
  10. patroned
  11. patroness

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