paternaliser

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French

Etymology

From paternel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.tɛʁ.na.li.ze/

Verb

paternaliser

(transitive) to patronize, to behave in a condescending way to someone.
Il me paternalise au travail.
He patronizes me at work.

References

“paternaliser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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