kindergartenizev.
/ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtn̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑrtnˌaɪz/, /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑrdəˌnaɪz/ transitive. To make (a higher level of education) resemble a kindergarten or its methods. Also: to cause (something) to lack sophistication, complexity, or maturity.
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1890 Amer. Teacher Jan. 188/1 Where there is no kindergarten in connection with the system, the lower primary grades must be ‘kindergartenized’.
1913 Math. Teacher June 243 To some extent, education has been kindergartenized.
1970 F. E. Egler Way of Sci. 81 Conditions that are quite out of reach physically..or intellectually..can be kindergartenized to the point where they are amenable to the paraphernalia of our offices and laboratories.
1996 Amer. Jrnl. Educ. 105 36 The primary grades were, in a sense, ‘kindergartenized’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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