• (v. t.) To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly. • (v. t.) To make a matron of; to make matronlike.
Mat'ron·ize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Matronized ; present participle & verbal noun Matronizing .] 1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike. « Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.» ...