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(transitive) To reduce (a person) to the state or status of an infant. / (transitive) To treat (a person) like a child.

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infantilize

Source Word

infantilize

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）人を乳児の状態・地位に低下させること / （他動詞）人を子ども扱いすること

Don't infantilize her by explaining every step as if she couldn't understand.

まるで理解できないかのようにすべての手順を説明して、彼女を幼児のように扱わないでください。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To reduce (a person) to the state or status of an infant.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To treat (a person) like a child.

infantilizes

（ present singular third-person ）

infantilizing

（ participle present ）

infantilized

（ participle past ）

infantilized

（ past ）