Patronise vs. Boycott: What's the Difference?

(British spelling) patronize

To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

The act or an instance of boycotting.

Assume sponsorship of

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Treat condescendingly

The act of boycotting.

Be a regular customer or client of;

To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.

The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of