Word

patronage, v.
(patronaged, patronages, patronaging)

be a regular customer or client of
<verb.communication>

keep going patronage patronise patronize support

sample sentences

"We patronize this store"
"Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

patronage patronage

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

nurture, foster

verb group

run on, keep going

support by being a patron of
<verb.consumption>

patronage

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

maintain, keep, sustain