matronize

1. (transitive) To make a matron of; to make matron-like.Examples: "1741-1755, Samuel Richardson, The Familiar Letters Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits."transitive

2. (transitive) To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend or chaperone.Examples: "to matronize an assembly"transitive

3. (transitive, sometimes derogatory) To criticize from a feminist perspective.Examples: "to matronize female artists for sexploitation"derogatorysometimestransitive

4. (transitive, sometimes derogatory) Of a woman: to patronize or be condescending towards.derogatorysometimestransitive