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matronized

matronized is the simple past and past participle of matronize.

Meaning of matronize

Verb

matronize (third-person singular simple present matronizes, present participle matronizing, simple past and past participle matronized)

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

Questions about matronized

What is matronized the simple past and past participle of?
Matronized is the simple past and past participle of matronize.

Words near matronized in the dictionary

  1. matronised
  2. matronises
  3. matronising
  4. matronism
  5. matronize
  6. matronized
  7. matronizes
  8. matronizing
  9. matronlike
  10. matronliness
  11. matronly

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