Feminize

//ˈfɛmɪnaɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make (more) feminine. transitive

    "Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized."

  2. 2
    to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to wordnet
  3. 3
    To become (more) feminine. intransitive
  4. 4
    assume (more) feminine characteristics wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
effeminiseeffeminizeenwomanenwomanfemalizefemininize

Example

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"Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized."

Etymology

From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + -ize.

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