in·fanti·lize

verb

/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/

(British English also infantilise)

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they infantilize	/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz/
he / she / it infantilizes	/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪz/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪz/
past simple infantilized	/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/
past participle infantilized	/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzd/
-ing form infantilizing	/ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪzɪŋ/

infantilize somebody to treat somebody as though they are a child当作幼儿对待
- The phrase ‘innocent women and children’ is a way of infantilizing women, making them seem passive and helpless.“无辜妇女儿童”这个词是对妇女的幼稚化，让她们显得被动和无助。