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Infantilize Definition & Meaning

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10 Apr, 2023

Infantilize verb (also infantilise)

/ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/

• to treat someone as though they are a child

She argues that giving money to the poor infantilizes them and stops them from helping themselves.

The language of corporate memos seeks to infantilize its recipients.

Politicians and the media have conspired to infantilize the American public.

Synonyms & Similar Words

indulge

pamper

baby

spoil

mollycoddle

• infantilized adjective

• infantilization noun

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