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feminize

  • /ˈfɛmɪnaɪz/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈfemənɑez/ Australia
  • /ˈfemənaɪz/ New Zealand
  • [ˈfemɪnɑe̯z] New Zealand

verb feminizes · feminizing · feminized · femininize · femininise

  1. transitive To make (more) feminine. Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized.
  2. intransitive To become (more) feminine.

Similar: femalize · Opposite: masculinize, masculinise, masculize, masculise

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verb

Similar: femalize · Opposite: masculinize, masculinise, masculize, masculise

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verb to make (more) feminine

Españolfeminizar
한국어여성화(女性化)하다 yeoseonghwahada
Portuguêsfeminizar
Françaisféminiser
Deutschfeminisieren, verweiblichen
Italianofemminilizzare
Ελληνικάεκθηλύνω ekthilýno
العربيةأَنَّثَ ʔannaṯa

verb to become (more) feminine

Españolfeminizarse
한국어여성화(女性化)되다 yeoseonghwadoeda
Portuguêsfeminizarse
Deutschfeminisieren, verweiblichen
Ελληνικάεκθηλύνομαι ekthilýnomai

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@misc{feminize_2026,
  title = {feminize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feminize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}