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effeminize

[ ih-fem-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ef·fem·i·nized, ef·fem·i·niz·ing.
  1. to make effeminate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of effeminize1

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

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