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maternalize

American  
[muh-tur-nl-ahyz] / məˈtɜr nlˌaɪz /
especially British, maternalise

verb (used with object)

maternalized, maternalizing
  1. to make maternal.


Etymology

Origin of maternalize

First recorded in 1875–80; maternal + -ize

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