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Definition of infantilize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

infantilize

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈfæntəˌlaɪz//

infantilize somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they infantilize

he / she / it infantilizes

past simple infantilized

-ing form infantilizing

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to treat someone as though they are a child The phrase “innocent women and children” is a way of infantilizing women, making them seem passive and helpless.

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Nearby words

infantile adjective
infantilism noun
infantilize verb
infantry noun
infantryman noun