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paternalize

verb

Etymology

From paternal + -ize.

  1. derived from paternus
  2. derived from paternālis
  3. derived from paternal
  4. suffixed as paternalize — “paternal + ize”

Definitions

  1. To make paternal

    To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.

    • To paternalize the government or make it more bureaucratic is in their judgment to repress private enterprise and to imitate the monarchical systems...

  2. control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under…

    control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA