Puerilization
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of acquiring puerile characteristics. rare, uncountable
"We have sometimes fancied that the modern noises are the utterances of that rejuvenescence, another name for recrudescence, which has overtaken the race. It seems to be turning boy and girl again in that puerilization following its devotion to manly sports, as they are called."
Example
More examples"We have sometimes fancied that the modern noises are the utterances of that rejuvenescence, another name for recrudescence, which has overtaken the race. It seems to be turning boy and girl again in that puerilization following its devotion to manly sports, as they are called."
Etymology
From puerile + -ization.
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