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Meaning of paternalized in English:

paternalized

adjective

rare

  • Characterized by paternalism; treated in a paternalistic way.

Pronunciation

paternalized

/pəˈtəːnəlʌɪzd/ /pəˈtəːn(ə)lʌɪzd/

Origin

Early 20th century. From paternalize + -ed.