paternalize means to make paternal; to place in a fatherly role. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From paternal + -ize.
verb
- 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...”
- control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them