patrocinate
English
Etymology
Latin patrocinatus, past participle of patrocinari (“to patronize”).
Verb
patrocinate (third-person singular simple present patrocinates, present participle patrocinating, simple past and past participle patrocinated)
- (obsolete) To support; to patronize.
- 1653-1693, Thomas Urquhart, The Works of Rabelais:
- But preach it up, and patrocinate it, prattle on it , and defend it as much as you will
References
“patrocinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
patrocinate
- inflection of patrocinare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
patrocinate f pl
- feminine plural of patrocinato
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
patrocinate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of patrocinar combined with te