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Definition of feminize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

feminize

verb

NAmE//ˈfɛməˌnaɪz//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they feminize

he / she / it feminizes

past simple feminized

-ing form feminizing

1feminize somebody to make someone more like a woman

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2feminize something to make something involve more women Offices became increasingly feminized during the 1960s.

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