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effeminize

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[ih-fem-uh-nahyz] / ɪˈfɛm əˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object)

effeminized, effeminizing

  1. to make effeminate.

Etymology

Origin of effeminize

First recorded in 1605–15; effemin(ate) + -ize

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