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Verb: feminise  'fe-mu`nIz
Usage: Brit (=feminize)
  1. Assume (more) feminine characteristics
    "feminised language"; "feminised frogs"
    - feminize
     
  2. To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
    "This hairdo feminises the man"
    - feminize, effeminize, effeminise [Brit], womanize, womanise [Brit]

Derived forms: feminised, feminises, feminising

See also: feminisation [Brit]

Type of: alter, change, modify

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female parent
female person
female reproductive system
female sibling
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feminist movement
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