"matronize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: matronizes [present, singular, third-person], matronizing [participle, present], matronized [participle, past], matronized [past]
Etymology: matron + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|matron|ize}} matron + -ize Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-matronize-en-verb-B5qwlZzR
  2. (transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-matronize-en-verb-eQoOw8-u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 35 28 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 38 23 15
  3. (transitive, sometimes derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective. Tags: derogatory, sometimes, transitive
    Sense id: en-matronize-en-verb-xwNTP1X~
  4. (transitive, sometimes derogatory) Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards. Tags: derogatory, sometimes, transitive
    Sense id: en-matronize-en-verb-QNJbqyDL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: matronise

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