infantilize

[ in-fuhn-tl-ahyz, -tahy-lahyz, in-fan-tl-ahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, in·fan·til·ized, in·fan·til·iz·ing.

1940–45; infantile + -ize, or by back formation from infantilization

But somehow, over the years, sororities have come to infantilize the women they once sought to empower.

Not only do these "gifts" raise tax issues, they also infantilize the senator and makes him look foolish.

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