What does paternalize mean?
Paternalize means (transitive) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) 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...
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Paternalize means (transitive) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To paternalize the government or make it more bureaucratic is in their judgment to repress private enterprise and to imitate the monarchical systems...
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