effeminize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of effeminize
First recorded in 1605–15; effemin(ate) + -ize
Example Sentences
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She was a woman bordering on the forties, with a face of masculine vigor, redeemed and effeminized, by splendid hazel eyes, the kindliest imaginable.
From The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer
And hearing himself thus effeminized, Ted winced and wondered if he had not better have asked her after all.
From The Torch Bearer by Reina Melcher Marquis
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