matronize Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mat"ron*ize transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Matronized ; present participle & verbal noun Matronizing

Definitions

1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.

   Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson.

2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.