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/ |
- feminize somebody to make somebody more like a woman
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- feminize something to make something involve more women
- Offices became increasingly feminized during the 1960s.
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