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    FEMINIZE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they feminize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it feminizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: feminized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: feminized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: feminizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance toplay

    Example:

    This hairdo feminizes the man

    Synonyms:

    effeminise; effeminize; feminise; feminize; womanize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "feminize" is one way to...):

    alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Assume (more) feminine characteristicsplay

    Example:

    feminized frogs

    Synonyms:

    feminise; feminize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "feminize" is one way to...):

    change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    feminization (the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration)

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