Meaning of matronize | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
   transitive
2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.
   transitive
3. To criticize from a feminist perspective.
   derogatory, sometimes, transitive
4. Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.
   derogatory, sometimes, transitive

Examples

“1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.”

“to matronize an assembly”

“to matronize female artists for sexploitation”

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