infantilize
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From infantile + -ize (“make into”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (transitive) To reduce (a person) to the state or status of an infant.
- (transitive) To treat (a person) like a child.
Translations
to reduce to the state of an infant
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to treat like a child
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