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to feminize

to feminize

3 7.2
To make a person or thing more like a woman
  • verb
  • /ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : feminizar
  • After her makeover, she decided to feminize her wardrobe with skirts and floral patterns.
  • become feminized
  • feminizes his body

I think we've been to quell that, you know, feminize that.

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Examples

  • So they were maybe a little less feminized if they had a male Co twin.

  • Several months ago, a beauty operator convinced her that she should feminize her look with curls.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • So human males have begun to feminize in the past 30 years.

    Monster Grizzly (2023)

  • The men who rioted had, in crucial ways, been "feminized."

    Academic text (1996)

  • And it really wouldn't surprise me if the end result was we should opt for more feminized men, even if it was only a little bit.

  • A female persona prevents Hughes himself from being feminized in poems with a male object of desire.

    Academic text (2017)

  • And in this case, they're trying to get them to adopt more feminized norms about how women, you know, act in social settings.

  • The stylist helped him feminize his appearance by adding softer colors and feminine accessories.

  • As part of her transition, she sought to feminize her voice in order to feel more comfortable expressing herself.

Synonyms

to demasculinize
vsto feminize
  • US
1 8.8

Make a person or place less masculine

adds feminine qualities or appearance rather than only removing masculinity
to womanize
vsto feminize
  • Archaic
9.6

To give a more feminine style to a person or thing

also can mean to become more feminine rather than only change others
to effeminize
vsto feminize
  • US
9.9

To make someone seem more like a woman in appearance and behavior

adds feminine qualities without the negative sense of reduced masculinity

Antonyms

to masculinize
8.8

To give a person or thing a more male appearance

How Feminine

to feminize
  • US
3 7.2
to demasculinize
  • US
1 8.8

Surface Forms

feminize infinitive
feminized past
feminized past participle
feminizing present participle
feminizes third person singular

Morphology

feminize = feminine (transparent) = femin + ize

The verb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'feminine' with the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'make or become more feminine'.

Etymology

Feminize comes from the word feminine and the Latin femina 'woman', plus the ending -ize which means 'to make' or 'become'. So to feminize someone or something is to make it more like a woman or to become more feminine.