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infantilizing
present participle ofinfantilize
infantilize
verb[ T ]
usually disapproving(alsoinfantilise)uk /ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/ us /ɪnˈfæn.tə.laɪz/
to treat someone as if that person were a child, with the result that they start behaving like one: 将…当作小孩对待
He argues that giving money to the poor infantilizes them and stops them from helping themselves.他争辩道给穷人钱是把他们当小孩来对待，这种做法让他们无法自助。
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Examples of infantilizing
infantilizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Evaluation of infantilizing intonation and content of speech directed at the aged.
Mainstream pink ribbon culture has aspects that are deemed trivializing, silencing, and infantilizing.
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