patrocinate

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verb

To support; to patronize.

OriginLatin patrocinatus →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person patrocinates · participle present patrocinating · participle past patrocinated · past patrocinated

  1. obsoleteTo support; to patronize.

    But preach it up, and patrocinate it, prattle on it , and defend it as much as you will

    1653-1693, Thomas Urquhart, The Works of Rabelais

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
patronize

Origin

  1. Latinpatrocinatus
  2. Englishpatrocinate

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

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