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juvenilize


(also juvenilise)
Definition of juvenilize

verb

[with object]
  • make or keep young or youthful; arrest the development of: his mother juvenilized him by keeping him dependent on her
  • (as adjective juvenilized) Entomology (of an insect or part of one) having a juvenile appearance or physiology; showing arrested or reversed development: juvenilized larvae

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Definition of juvenilize in the US English dictionary
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