INFANTILIZE


Meaning of INFANTILIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-fən-ˌtī-ˌlīz, -fən-tə-ˌlīz, in-ˈfan-tə- ]

transitive verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: 1943

1. : to make or keep infantile

2. : to treat as if infantile

• in·fan·til·i·za·tion ˌin-fən-ˌtī-lə-ˈzā-shən, -fən-tə-, in-ˌfan-tə- noun

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