feminize
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become feminine.
feminizing
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present participleof feminize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“It normalizes the experience without necessarily feminizing it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Instrumental in feminizing the occupation, Beecher argued that pious young women should be the ones to do the moral work of teaching — in no small part because they provided cheap labor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
"Determining which specific compounds can change the hatchling sex ratios is important for developing strategies to prevent pollutants from further feminizing sea turtle populations," Dr van de Merwe added.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
If they decide to move forward with a medical gender transition, they may take some combination of hormones—estrogen for feminizing effects or testosterone for masculinizing effects—to experience puberty that aligns with their gender.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2023
The ability to marry and pass as a normal woman in society are also important goals, both of which will not be possible without feminizing surgery and hormone treatment.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
