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*Im-păt-ròn, v. t. [Pref. im-=in, and English patron.] To furnish. ( Davies.) *Im-păt-ron-i-zā-tion, s. [Eng. impatroniz (e); -ation. Absolute seignory or po e ion; the act of putting into full po e ion of a benefice. *Im-păt-ron-ize, v . t . [Fr. impatroniser = to become master of a house or family.] To get or win absolute po e ion or power of. "The ambition of the French king was to impatronize himself of the duchy."-Bacon: Henry VII ., p. 90.