feminize
Collocations
2ADJ.
obvious, socially-ominous
FEMINIZE + NOUN
triad
Definitions
verb
To make (more) feminine.
Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized.
The comedies work in very obvious ways to feminize this socially-ominous triad of young fops, old lechers, and greedy businessmen.
To become (more) feminine.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or
- feminise
- effeminize
- effeminise
- womanize
verb — assume (more) feminine characteristics
- feminise
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Idioms & Phrases
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3Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized.
WiktionaryThe comedies work in very obvious ways to feminize this socially-ominous triad of young fops, old lechers, and greedy businessmen.
WiktionaryFor a start, it feminizes Tarquin by drawing on the conventional gendering of the human soul as female (Donne's 'Batter my heart . . .' offers an obvious but interesting comparison), and implies that
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