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EFFEMINIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

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

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

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

-ing form: effeminizing  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 "effeminize" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frames:

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

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