effeminize

American  

[ih-fem-uh-nahyz] / ɪˈfɛm əˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object)

effeminized, effeminizing

1. to make effeminate.

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Etymology

Origin of effeminize

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

Example Sentences

And hearing himself thus effeminized, Ted winced and wondered if he had not better have asked her after all.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg