patronize (v.)

• aid
• assist
• back
• bankroll
• boost
• bridle
• capitalize
• condescend
• contemn
• demean
• disdain
• encourage
• finance
• foster
• frequent
• fund
• grubstake
• help
• humiliate
• promote
• refinance
• scorn
• sponsor
• stake
• subsidize
• support
• treat
• underwrite