womanize
verb (used with object)
to make effeminate.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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A softening shade has womanized the bold brow of Madge, and her red lip has a more subdued tint.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz