Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matronize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-tron-ize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a matron of; to make matron-like.

Transitive verb

verb

To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.

Transitive verb

verb

To criticize from a feminist perspective.

Derogatory; Transitive verb

verb

Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.

Derogatory; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits."
"to matronize an assembly"
"to matronize female artists for sexploitation"

Etymology

From matron + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: matron

Usage

Inflected Forms

matronizes (present, singular) matronizing (participle, present) matronized (participle, past) matronized (past) matronise (alternative)

Questions

What does matronize mean?: To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
Where does matronize come from?: From matron + -ize.

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