infantilize: Meaning and Definition of

in•fan•til•ize

Pronunciation: (in'fun-tl-īz", -tī-līz", in-fan'tl-īz"), [key]
— -ized, -iz•ing.
  1. to keep in or reduce to an infantile state.
  2. to treat or regard as infantile or immature.
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