feminize

2 definitions found

feminize - 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]

feminize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]