paternalize

  • 1paternalize — verb a) 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... b) control organizations, things etc.… …

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  • 2paternalize — pa·ter·nal·ize …

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  • 3paternalize — pəˈtərnəlˌīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to treat paternalistically …

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