Paternalize

Quick meaning: Paternalize is a verb meaning (transitive) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.

Meaning

(transitive) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

• paternalizes
• paternalizing
• paternalized

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paternalise, maternalize, patriarchalize, patriarchize, parentize, parentify.

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