Patronise in spanish

Patrocinar

pronunciation: pɑtɹ̩oʊθinɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures

patronise [patronize, -USA]1 = tratar con condescendencia. 

Example: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronise or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

patronise [patronize, -USA]2 = frecuentar, acudir, entrar, hacer uso de. [En el contexto de una establecimiento]

Example: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.

more:

» patronise + shop = frecuentar una tienda, ser cliente de una tienda, comprar regularmente en una tienda.

Example: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
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