Feminize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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