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FEMINISE

• FEMINISE (verb)
The verb FEMINISE has 2 senses:

1. assume (more) feminine characteristics
2. to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to

Familiarity information: FEMINISE used as a verb is rare.

• FEMINISE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Assume (more) feminine characteristics

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

feminise; feminize

Context examples:

feminized language / feminized frogs

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

effeminize; erreminise; feminise; feminize; womanize

Context example:

This hairdo feminizes the man

Hypernyms (to "feminise" 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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