matronize

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Definition of matronize in English English dictionary

Make a matron of; to make matronlike. "Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits."

Act the part of a marton toward; superintend; chaperone. "Matronize an assembly"

To make a matron of; to make matronlike

To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly

Hyphenation

ma·tron·ize

Tenses

matronizing, matronized