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Webster 1913 Edition
Matronize
Mat′ron-ize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Matronized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Matronizing
.] 1.
To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
Childbed
matronizes
the giddiest spirits. Richardson.
2.
To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone;
as, to
. matronize
an assemblyWebster 1828 Edition
Matronize
MAT'RONIZE
,Verb.
T.