feminize
Origin of feminize
1- Also especially British, fem·i·nise .
Other words from feminize
- fem·i·ni·za·tion, noun
- de·fem·i·ni·za·tion, noun
- de·fem·i·nize, verb (used with object), de·fem·i·nized, de·fem·i·niz·ing.
- o·ver·fem·i·nize, verb, o·ver·fem·i·nized, o·ver·fem·i·niz·ing.
- un·fem·i·nize, verb (used with object), un·fem·i·nized, un·fem·i·niz·ing.
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How to use feminize in a sentence
The feminization of organized labor could be considered a step forward for the movement.
Again, the rapid feminization of our schools encourages women teachers to give their own masculine traits and ideals free rein.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 | VariousIs the maternal instinct waning in intensity in this period of feminization?
The Nervous Housewife | Abraham MyersonEven Henry James, who studies the sex untiringly, speaks about the "feminization of literature."
The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner | Charles Dudley WarnerIs the feminization of the world a desirable thing for a vigorous future?
The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner | Charles Dudley Warner
Miss Hannah More best represents this feminization of the type.
Tragedy | Ashley H. Thorndike
British Dictionary definitions for feminize
feminise
/ (ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz) /
to make or become feminine
to cause (a male animal) to develop female characteristics
Derived forms of feminize
- feminization or feminisation, noun
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