matronize
verbEtymology From matron + -ize.
1
To make a matron of; to make matron-like.
- 1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.
2
To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.
- to matronize an assembly
3
Derogatory, Sometimes To criticize from a feminist perspective.
- to matronize female artists for sexploitation
4
Derogatory, Sometimes Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.