infantilize
verb/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/
/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/
(British English also infantilise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they infantilize | /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it infantilizes | /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪz/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple infantilized | /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/ |
| past participle infantilized | /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form infantilizing | /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- infantilize somebody to treat somebody 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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