LORDED (IT OVER) Synonyms: 9 Similar Words

lorded (it over)

verb

past tense of lord (it over)

as in patronized

to assume or treat with an air of superiority waiters at that fancy restaurant like to lord it over the customers, acting like they're doing them a favor just being there

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Generations of Argentines have patronized Mercado Buenos Aires.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The speech was made at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that Mazepa patronized.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

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