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feminize
(fem¦in|ize)
Pronunciation:
/ˈfɛmɪnʌɪz/
(also
feminise
)
verb
[
with object
]
make (something) more characteristic of or associated with women:
as office roles changed, clerical work was increasingly feminized
induce female sexual characteristics in (a male).
Derivatives
feminization
Pronunciation:
/-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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