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maternalize

verb

Etymology

From maternal + -ize.

  1. derived from *méh₂tēr✻ — “mother”
  2. derived from māternus — “maternal; related to the mother or her side of the family”
  3. derived from māternālis — “maternal”
  4. derived from maternel — “maternal”
  5. inherited from maternal
  6. suffixed as maternalize — “maternal + ize”

Definitions

  1. To make maternal.

    • Women's professional status is frequently mediated by overt efforts to "beautify" or maternalize them, or both.

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