Is patronize or patronize pronounced?
The copies of the NOAD and ODE I had on my Mac Mini said that the pronunciation of patronize is /ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪz/, /ˈpætrəˌnaɪz/ when using the American English IPA, and /ˈpætrənʌɪz/ when using the British English IPA; the first is the pronunciation in American English, the second is the pronunciation in British English.
How do you pronounce patronize in America?
How is Patronising pronounced?
What does it mean to patronize a person?
Patronize in the sense “to provide aid or support for” refers to the sort of patron who gives money or assistance. Nowadays, someone who patronizes (or whose behavior is patronizing) in this sense more often expresses a sense of moral or intellectual than of social superiority.