matronize

verbB2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

matronizes

V_ing/Gerund

matronizing

V_ed/pp

matronizedmatronise

1.
(transitive)To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.
2.
(transitive)To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.
to matronize an assembly
3.
(derogatory, sometimes, transitive)(transitive, sometimes derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective.
to matronize female artists for sexploitation
4.
(derogatory, sometimes, transitive)(transitive, sometimes derogatory) Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.

Nguồn gốc từ

From matron + -ize.