pə.ˈträsəˌnāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin patrocinatus, past participle of patrocinari, from patrocinium protection, defense, from patronus protector, defender — more at patron
archaic : defend , patronize , support
• pa·troc·i·na·tion ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnāshən noun -s