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matronize, v.|ˈmeɪtrənaɪz|
[f. matron + -ize.]
1. trans. To render matronly.
1741S. Richardson Familiar Lett. 187 Childbed matronizes the giddiest Spirits. 1754― Grandison (1781) VII. xxxix. 190 She will be matronized now. The Mother must make her a Wife. 1797A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl (1813) II. 137 Every step taken by him, to lessen the expences of his family, and matronize his wife. 1843C. A. Southey Poet. Wks. (1867) 197 Life's grave duties matronize the bride.
2. intr. To become or be made a matron.
1802H. Martin Helen of Glenross I. 212, I respect matrimony, and should be sorry not to see you some day matronized. 1872M. Collins Pr. Clarice II. xix. 216, I love Isis in its maidenhood, before it matronises into Thames.
3. a. trans. To act as a matron to; to chaperon.
1807–8W. Irving Salmag. (1824) 7 When young ladies used to go a sleigh-riding at night..without being matronized. 1818S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. 295 Lady Maclaughlan..will matronize you to the play. Ibid., You are rather young to matronize yourself yet. 1881M. E. Braddon Asph. II. 206, I wish we could have old Spicer in to matronise the party. 1888Scribner's Mag. Oct. 455/2 Some married cousin had been found to matronize them.
b. U.S. To preside as a matron over, to act as hostess to (a party, etc.).
1892Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 17 Nov. 8/3 Members of the committee will matronize the rooms daily. 1897Howells Landl. Lion's Head 204 The lady who was matronizing the tea recognized him.
¶4. Used humorously for patronize when said of a feminine subject.
1830Blackw. Mag. XXVIII. 893 Madam, you do not matronise—and, sir, you do not patronise—waltzing? 1833Ibid. XXXIII. 146 The poetry matronized by fashion is sufficiently so-so-ish.
Hence ˈmatronized ppl. a., ˈmatronizing vbl. n. and ppl. a.
a1825Fuseli Aphor., Life & Writ. (1831) III. 128 The Madonnas of Raffaelle..are uniformly transcripts..of some favourite face matronized. 1867Mrs. Whitney L. Goldthwaite iv, They were to..participate..under her matronizing, in city gayeties. 1883Century Mag. XXVI. 283 The matronizing of a houseful of hungry school-boys. 1897Howells Landl. Lion's Head 213 They stood before the matronizing hostess. |