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EFFEMINISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they effeminise ... he / she / it effeminises
Past simple: effeminised
Past participle: effeminised
-ing form: effeminising
Sense 1
Meaning:
To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
Example:
This hairdo feminizes the man
Synonyms:
effeminise; effeminize; feminise; feminize; womanize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "effeminise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
