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matronise

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ma⋅tron⋅ize

  [mey-truh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use matronise in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to become matronly; cause to act as, or fulfill the role of, matron.
2. to serve as a matron to; chaperon.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become a matron.
Also, especially British, ma⋅tron⋅ise.

Origin:
1745–55; matron + -ize
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