infantilize

English

Etymology

From infantile +‎ -ize (“make into”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪn.ˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/

Verb

infantilize (third-person singular simple present infantilizes, present participle infantilizing, simple past and past participle infantilized)

(transitive) To reduce (a person) to the state or status of an infant.
(transitive) To treat (a person) like a child.

Translations

to reduce to the state of an infant

French: infantiliser (fr)

to treat like a child

Esperanto: infanigi

French: infantiliser (fr)

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