01 v. t. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
imp. & p. p.
Matronized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Matronizing
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1.
To make a matron of; to make matronlike.“Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.” — Richardson.
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2.
To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.