Patronized
Patronized is the past tense and past participle of the verb patronize. In contemporary English, it has two primary senses that are distinguished by context. The first is a neutral or positive sense: to be a regular customer of a business or to support it financially. The second is negative: to treat someone with apparent kindness that belittles them, i.e., to condescend or speak down to them.
In its customer or supporter sense, patronizing a shop or establishment means frequenting it as a client
In its condescending sense, to patronize someone means to talk down to them or to act as
Etymology and related terms: Patronized derives from patronus, the Latin word for protector or sponsor. The