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infantilize — [in fan′təl īz΄] vt. infantilized, infantilizing 1. to treat (a child or adult) like an infant or baby 2. to keep in a dependent, infantile stage of development infantilization n … English World dictionary
infantilize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1943 1. to make or keep infantile 2. to treat as if infantile • infantilization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
infantilize — infantilization, n. /in feuhn tl uyz , tuy luyz , in fan tl uyz /, v.t., infantilized, infantilizing. 1. to keep in or reduce to an infantile state. 2. to treat or regard as infantile or immature. Also, esp. Brit., infantilise. [1940 45;… … Universalium
infantilize — or infantilise ɪn fantɪlʌɪz verb treat as a child. Derivatives infantilization noun … English new terms dictionary
infantilize — in·fan·ti·lize … English syllables
infantilize — in•fan•til•ize [[t]ˈɪn fən tlˌaɪz, taɪˌlaɪz, ɪnˈfæn tlˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) cvb to keep in or reduce to an infantile state 2) cvb to treat or regard as infantile • Etymology: 1940–45 in fan•til•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
infantilize — … Useful english dictionary
infantilization — noun see infantilize … New Collegiate Dictionary
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