effeminize
effeminize · effeminizes · effeminized · effeminizing
To make effeminateTo make effeminate.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make effeminate.
More definitions
- to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
Forms
effeminizes, effeminizing, effeminized, effeminized| Base form | effeminize · to effeminize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | effeminizes |
| Present participle | effeminizing |
| Past simple | effeminized |
| Past participle | effeminized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to:feminizefeminiseeffeminisewomanize
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedeffeminization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle