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feminize.

To make (more) feminine.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɛmɪnaɪz/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfemənɑez/Australia/ˈfemənaɪz/New-Zealand[ˈfemɪnɑe̯z]New-Zealand
  1. To make (more) feminine.

    transitive
  2. To become (more) feminine.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English feminize From Latin fēmina (“woman, female”) + English -ize.

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