paternaliser

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paternaliser

\pa.tɛʁ.na.li.ze\

Where it comes from

De paternel, avec le suffixe -iser.

verb paternaliser · avoir paternalisé · en paternalisant · en ayant paternalisé · paternalisant · paternalisé

Agir de façon paternelle, paternaliste, envers. Ils font partie des rares personnes, au boulot, à ne pas me paternaliser, me prendre pour une Aïcha.

In English

patronize to treat condescendingly

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MLA

"paternaliser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/paternaliser. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

paternaliser. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/paternaliser

Chicago

"paternaliser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/paternaliser.

BibTeX

@misc{paternaliser_2026,
  title = {paternaliser},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/paternaliser},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}