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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. assume (more) feminine characteristics;
- Example: "feminized language"
- Example: "feminized frogs"
[syn: feminize, feminise]

2. to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to;
- Example: "This hairdo feminizes the man"
[syn: feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Feminize \Fem"i*nize\, v. t. [Cf. F. f['e]miniser.]
   To make womanish or effeminate. --Dr. H. More.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

feminize
    v 1: assume (more) feminine characteristics; "feminized
         language"; "feminized frogs" [syn: feminize, feminise]
    2: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or
       appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" [syn:
       feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise,
       womanize]