paternaliser

French

Etymology

From paternel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.tɛʁ.na.li.ze/

Verb

paternaliser

1. (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.