nurture vs patronize

nurture is a noun but patronize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nurture	Yes	No	Yes	No
patronize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, patronize is a hyponym of nurture; that is, patronize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nurture:

Other hyponyms of nurture include keep going, patronage, patronise, support, serve, serve well.

nurture (noun)	patronize (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

nurture (verb)	patronize (verb)
help develop, help grow	be a regular customer or client of
provide with nourishment	treat condescendingly
look after a child until it is an adult	assume sponsorship of
	do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of