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MATRONIZE
Etymology
Verb
matronize (third-person singular simple present matronizes, present participle matronizing, simple past and past participle matronized)
(transitive) To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
(transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.
(transitive, sometimes, derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective.
(transitive, sometimes, derogatory) Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.
Source: Wiktionary
Mat"ron*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matronized; p. pr. & vb. n. Matronizing.]
1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike. Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson.
2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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