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Definition of feminize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

feminize

verb
 
/ˈfemənaɪz/
 
/ˈfemənaɪz/
(British English also feminise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they feminize
 
/ˈfemənaɪz/
 
/ˈfemənaɪz/
he / she / it feminizes
 
/ˈfemənaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈfemənaɪzɪz/
past simple feminized
 
/ˈfemənaɪzd/
 
/ˈfemənaɪzd/
past participle feminized
 
/ˈfemənaɪzd/
 
/ˈfemənaɪzd/
-ing form feminizing
 
/ˈfemənaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈfemənaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. feminize somebody to make somebody more like a woman
  2. feminize something to make something involve more women
    • Offices became increasingly feminized during the 1960s.
See feminize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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