feminize

[ fem-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, fem·i·nized, fem·i·niz·ing.

1. to make or become feminine.

feminize

/ ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become feminine
2. to cause (a male animal) to develop female characteristics

Derived Forms

• ˌfeminiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• femi·ni·zation noun
• de·femi·ni·zation noun
• de·femi·nize verb (used with object) defeminized defeminizing
• over·femi·nize verb overfeminized overfeminizing
• un·femi·nize verb (used with object) unfeminized unfeminizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of feminize¹

1645–55; < Latin fēmin ( a ) woman + -ize

Example Sentences

Instrumental in feminizing the occupation, Beecher argued that pious young women should be the ones to do the moral work of teaching — in no small part because they provided cheap labor.

From Los Angeles Times

When Carlson talks about “telling the truth” about the world, one thing he means is how white working-class men have been disrespected by the feminized elites.

From Salon

“And basically, when you grow cannabis for flower, you want them to be the female plants, so we’d encourage you to purchase female seeds — they’re called ‘feminized’ seeds.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Jacobean style as menswear was becoming feminized in many ways,” but French fashion in the 1770s turned the gender fluidity dial further.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside the $45 packet were five feminized, photoperiod seeds from Gogol’s Oregon farm, and they can be purchased with no more hassle — or stigma — than anything else at C&S Garden Center.

From Los Angeles Times