matronize
English
Etymology
Verb
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- (transitive) To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
- Samuel Richardson
- Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.
- Samuel Richardson
- (transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.
- to matronize an assembly
- (transitive, sometimes derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective.
- to matronize female artists for sexploitation
- (transitive, sometimes derogatory) Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.