Word: paternalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pa
ter
na
lize
Definition: control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them
Morphemes:
Affix: paternal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Acting as a father
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pater
Language: la
Decoded: pater
Meaning: father
Affix: -rnus
Language: la
Decoded: -rnus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective