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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
infantilise .
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Examples
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In June, Fry criticised "infantilised" TV programmes
BBC Ouch! Blog 2010
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In June, Fry criticised "infantilised" TV programmes
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She was also in the creepy thriller Don't Say A Word with Michael Douglas, although that was, perhaps, the kind of infantilised part which might have done her grownup career more harm than good.
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So I'm not sure what kind of infantilised universe Yakult are living in, suggesting our digestive tracts speak like Arthur Smith, the comedian from the 80s.
Watch With Mothers 2009
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University dons have warned that youngsters are becoming 'infantilised'.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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"infantilised" adult programmes had become on British TV.
BBC Ouch! Blog 2010
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"infantilised" adult programmes had become on British TV.
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This prolongation and multiplication of our life phases is not purely about increasing longevity – for instance, there are the children who are infantilised by staying at home until 35 or longer because of high property prices – but the rise and rise in the number of the seriously elderly is by far the most important factor.
I hope when I finally grow up that I will become a Real Old Person | Tim Lott 2011
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Hardly surprising, given their lifetime of dependency, that so many of William's relations have become resentful, infantilised, irresponsible.
Look what you're marrying into, Kate | Catherine Bennett 2011
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There is less and less room for nuanced opinion as our manner of expressing ourselves become reduced to trite soundbites (Twitter), our attention is drowned in a flood of trivial information (the web) and personal judgments are reduced to bullet-point-styled multiple-choice answers for ease of expression (feedback, polls, etc) … As everything becomes infantilised, so do our responses.
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