effeminize

transitive verb

ef·​fem·​i·​nize

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make effeminate

he has become effeminized, without having the virtues of being frankly feminine

—Sinclair Lewis

Word History

Etymology

effemin(ate) + -ize

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Rhymes for effeminize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize