matronizev.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪtrənʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪtrəˌnaɪz/ (in sense 3 also)Brit.

/ˈmatrənʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmætrəˌnaɪz/

Forms: 1500s 1700s– matronise, 1700s– matronize; also Scottish 1800s matroneeze (nonstandard).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < matron n. + -ize suffix. In sense 3 after patronize v.

a. intransitive. To act as a matron. rare.

ΚΠ

1599 R. Roche Eustathia sig. B4 Such dames, as well can matronise, With honest mirth, amongst the godly men.

1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 15 Dec. 366/1 Fancy the couple married then; fancy the honey-week over..; fancy the lady matronising in style.

b. transitive. To chaperone. Cf. matron n. 1d. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > act as chaperon to

matronize1807

chaperone1811

1807 Salmagundi 24 Jan. 9 When young ladies used to go a sleigh riding, at night,..without being matronized.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. xxi. 295 Lady Maclaughlan..will Matronize you to the play.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. xxi. 295 You are rather Young to matronize yourself yet.

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 206 I wish we could have old Spicer in to matronise the party.

a1891 A. C. L. Botta in Mem. (1894) 399 My dear mother..consented..to making one of the party, for the purpose of matronizing me.

c. transitive. U.S. To preside as a matron over; to act as hostess to (a party, etc.). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > preside over

govern1340

keep?a1475

oversit1587

overcall1654

preside1665

conduct1839

matronize1877

society > leisure > social event > hospitality > hospitable person > be host or hostess at [verb (transitive)]

give1523

matronize1877

host1958

1877 Rep. Indian Affairs (U.S.) 7 The only individual to matronize is his family cook.

1892 Boston Jrnl. 17 Nov. 8/3 Members of the committee will matronize the rooms daily.

1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 204 The lady who was matronizing the tea recognized him.

†a. transitive. To make into a matron; to render matronly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > adult > make adult [verb (transitive)] > make adult woman

matronize1741

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [verb (transitive)] > render matronly

matronize1741

1741 S. Richardson Lett. Particular Friends cxli. 187 Childbed matronizes the giddiest Spirits.

1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. xxxix. 190 She will be matronized now. The mother must make her a wife.

1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl III. iii. 52 Every step taken by him, to lessen the expences of his family, and matronise his wife.

1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross I. 212 I respect matrimony, and should be sorry not to see you some day matronized.

a1825 H. Fuseli Aphorisms in J. Knowles Life & Writings H. Fuseli (1831) III. 128 The Madonnas of Raffaelle..are uniformly transcripts..of some favourite face matronized.

1843 C. A. Southey Poet. Wks. (1867) 197 Life's grave duties matronize the bride.

b. intransitive. figurative. To become or be made into a matron. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > be or become married woman [verb (intransitive)]

matronize1872

1872 M. Collins Princess Clarice II. xix. 216 I love Isis in its maidenhood, before it matronises into Thames.

3. transitive. Chiefly humorous. Of a woman: to patronize.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > act as patron to [verb (transitive)] > as a woman

matronize1830

patroness1865

fairy-godmother1919

1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 893 Madam, you do not matronise—and, sir, you do not patronise—waltzing?

a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) I. xvi. 349 An extraordinary woman, once a beauty and still a wit, who was now matronising two elderly young ladies.

1966 New Statesman 25 Nov. 786/3 She has the usual phrases about ‘the self-contained universe constituted by a work of art’, and Sartre is matronised for faltering in his ‘faith in the power of an artistic structure to stand up on its own’.

1985 Amer. Q. 37 733 Dance hall reformers shared with other Progressives a tendency to patronize, or in this case ‘matronize,’ those they wished to help.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matronize
释义	matronizev. Brit. /ˈmeɪtrənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmeɪtrəˌnaɪz/ (in sense 3 also)Brit. /ˈmatrənʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmætrəˌnaɪz/ Forms: 1500s 1700s– matronise, 1700s– matronize; also Scottish 1800s matroneeze (nonstandard). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matron n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < matron n. + -ize suffix. In sense 3 after patronize v. 1. a. intransitive. To act as a matron. rare. ΚΠ 1599 R. Roche Eustathia sig. B4 Such dames, as well can matronise, With honest mirth, amongst the godly men. 1832 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 15 Dec. 366/1 Fancy the couple married then; fancy the honey-week over..; fancy the lady matronising in style. b. transitive. To chaperone. Cf. matron n. 1d. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > act as chaperon to matronize1807 chaperone1811 1807 Salmagundi 24 Jan. 9 When young ladies used to go a sleigh riding, at night,..without being matronized. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. xxi. 295 Lady Maclaughlan..will Matronize you to the play. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage I. xxi. 295 You are rather Young to matronize yourself yet. 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 206 I wish we could have old Spicer in to matronise the party. a1891 A. C. L. Botta in Mem. (1894) 399 My dear mother..consented..to making one of the party, for the purpose of matronizing me. c. transitive. U.S. To preside as a matron over; to act as hostess to (a party, etc.). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > preside over govern1340 keep?a1475 oversit1587 overcall1654 preside1665 conduct1839 matronize1877 society > leisure > social event > hospitality > hospitable person > be host or hostess at [verb (transitive)] give1523 matronize1877 host1958 1877 Rep. Indian Affairs (U.S.) 7 The only individual to matronize is his family cook. 1892 Boston Jrnl. 17 Nov. 8/3 Members of the committee will matronize the rooms daily. 1897 W. D. Howells Landlord Lion's Head 204 The lady who was matronizing the tea recognized him. 2. †a. transitive. To make into a matron; to render matronly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > make adult [verb (transitive)] > make adult woman matronize1741 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [verb (transitive)] > render matronly matronize1741 1741 S. Richardson Lett. Particular Friends cxli. 187 Childbed matronizes the giddiest Spirits. 1754 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VII. xxxix. 190 She will be matronized now. The mother must make her a wife. 1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl III. iii. 52 Every step taken by him, to lessen the expences of his family, and matronise his wife. 1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross I. 212 I respect matrimony, and should be sorry not to see you some day matronized. a1825 H. Fuseli Aphorisms in J. Knowles Life & Writings H. Fuseli (1831) III. 128 The Madonnas of Raffaelle..are uniformly transcripts..of some favourite face matronized. 1843 C. A. Southey Poet. Wks. (1867) 197 Life's grave duties matronize the bride. b. intransitive. figurative. To become or be made into a matron. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > be or become married woman [verb (intransitive)] matronize1872 1872 M. Collins Princess Clarice II. xix. 216 I love Isis in its maidenhood, before it matronises into Thames. 3. transitive. Chiefly humorous. Of a woman: to patronize. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > act as patron to [verb (transitive)] > as a woman matronize1830 patroness1865 fairy-godmother1919 1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 28 893 Madam, you do not matronise—and, sir, you do not patronise—waltzing? a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) I. xvi. 349 An extraordinary woman, once a beauty and still a wit, who was now matronising two elderly young ladies. 1966 New Statesman 25 Nov. 786/3 She has the usual phrases about ‘the self-contained universe constituted by a work of art’, and Sartre is matronised for faltering in his ‘faith in the power of an artistic structure to stand up on its own’. 1985 Amer. Q. 37 733 Dance hall reformers shared with other Progressives a tendency to patronize, or in this case ‘matronize,’ those they wished to help. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1599
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