Hyphenation of patronize

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word patronize? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pa-tron-ize

Definitions of patronize:

1.	Assume sponsorship of
2.	Do one's shopping at Do business with Be a customer or client of
3.	Treat condescendingly
4.	Be a regular customer or client of We patronize this store Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

Synonyms of patronize:

verb	sponsor, patronise, support
verb	patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor, support, back up
verb	patronise, condescend, interact
verb	patronise, patronage, support, keep going, foster, nurture

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