- ef|fem|i|nize
- ef|fem|i|nize «uh FEHM uh nyz», transitive verb, -nized, -niz|ing.to make effeminate.
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ef|fem|i|nize
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fem|i|nize — «FEHM uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to make effeminate or womanish: »The art of poetry, historically one of the most masculine of pursuits, has, to an alarming degree, become feminized in the American consciousness (Wall Street… … Useful english dictionary
de|fem|i|nize — «dee FEHM uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to deprive of feminine qualities or characteristics: »This physiological revolution…has defeminized Eve and demoralized Adam (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
nize — ad·o·nize; ag·nize; ag·o·nize; al·bu·mi·nize; alu·mi·nize; an·tag·o·nize; at·ti·tu·di·nize; bi·tu·mi·nize; bot·a·nize; cin·cho·nize; col·o·nize; com·mu·nize; cy·a·nize; de eth·a·nize; de·pro·pa·nize; div·i·nize; ef·fem·i·nize; epiph·a·nize;… … English syllables
fem — ef·fem·i·na·cy; ef·fem·i·nate·ly; ef·fem·i·nate·ness; ef·fem·i·na·tion; ef·fem·i·nize; fem·cee; fem·er·ell; fem·ic; fem·i·nal; fem·i·ne·i·ty; fem·i·nie; fem·i·nine·ly; fem·i·nine·ness; fem·i·nin·i·ty; fem·i·nism; fem·i·ni·za·tion; fem·i·nize;… … English syllables
feminize — fem·i·nize or Brit fem·i·nise fem ə .nīz vt, nized or Brit nised; niz·ing or Brit nis·ing to cause (a male or castrate) to take on feminine characters (as by implantation of ovaries or administration of estrogenic substances) fem·i·ni·za·tion or… … Medical dictionary
feminize — fem•i•nize [[t]ˈfɛm əˌnaɪz[/t]] v. t. v. i. nized, niz•ing to make or become feminine • Etymology: 1645–55 fem i•ni•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
feminize — fem|i|nize also feminise BrE [ˈfemınaız] v [T] to change something so that it includes women, is suitable for women, or is considered typical of women ▪ women who resist cultural attempts to feminize them … Dictionary of contemporary English
feminize — fem|i|nize [ femı,naız ] verb transitive to increase the importance of women in an activity, or make it more appropriate for women … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feminize — fem·i·nize … English syllables
effeminize — ef·fem·i·nize … English syllables
