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in·fan·til·ize (

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tr.v. in·fan·til·ized, in·fan·til·iz·ing, in·fan·til·iz·es

1. To reduce to an infantile state or condition: "It creates a crisis that infantilizes them

causes grown men to squabble like kids about trivial things" (New Yorker).

2. To treat or condescend to as if still a young child: "The Victorian physician infantilized his patient" (Judith Moore).

in·fantil·i·zation (-

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n) n.

Translations

infantilize [ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz] VT → infantilizar

infantilize

vt → infantilisieren; (= decide for) → bevormunden

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No references found			Conversely, Bronte infantilizes Jane in adulthood yet attributes intellectual, ethical, and religious complexity to her character in prominent and multifaceted interior monologue. M/Othering the children: pregnancy and motherhood as obstacle to ... by Lemaster, Tracy / Genders Whilst religious leaders are just as susceptible to the temptation to infantilize their congregations as political leaders are, it is wrong to suggest that someone is incapable of adult thinking because they follow the teachings of Jesus Christ (or Muhammad for that matter). Christian complexity by Bayley, Michael; John, Shirley / New Internationalist For example, drawing upon stereotypical depictions that infantilize Blacks in the media images, the piece Nobody Touches My Blue Bonnet circa 1978 depicts a Black man wearing a blue bonnet ready to eat a stack of pancakes. The elusive concept of Blackness: through photography and film, ... by Davis, Beandrea / Colorlines Magazine			infamy infancy Infandous Infangthef infant infant death infant deathrate infant feeding infant mortality infant mortality rate infant prodigy infant school infant's-breath infanta infante Infanthood Infanticidal infanticide infantile infantile amaurotic idiocy infantile autism infantile fixation infantile paralysis Infantile rose infantilism infantilize infantine infantivore Infantlike Infantly infantry infantry fighting vehicle infantryman Infarce infarct infarction Infare Infashionable Infatigable infatuate infatuated infatuation infauna Infaust Infausting Infeasibility infeasible Infeasibleness infect infected Infecter			Infantile spasms Infantile spasms Infantile spasms Infantile spasms infantile speech infantile speech infantile speech infantile speech Infantile spinal muscular atrophy infantile spinal paralysis infantile uterus Infantile-onset Ascending Spastic Paralysis Infantile-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease Infantile-Onset Spinocerebellar Ataxia infantilisation infantilise infantilised infantilises infantilising infantilism infantilism infantilism infantilism infantilities infantilities infantilities infantility infantility infantility infantilization infantilize infantilized infantilizes infantilizing infantine infantine infantivore Infantlike Infantly infantophagia infantries infantries infantry infantry infantry Infantry Automatic Rifle Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course Infantry Battalion As A Combat System Infantry Battalion Task Force Infantry Board Infantry Brigade Combat Team Infantry Brigade of the Philippines Army Infantry Captains Career Course Infantry Carrier Vehicle Infantry Combat Boot Infantry Combat Regiment Infantry Combat Vehicle Infantry Combat Vehicle Infantry Direct Fire Simulator System Infantry division

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