feminize
verb
fem·i·nize
ˈfe-mə-ˌnīz 
feminized; feminizing
1
: to give a feminine quality to
2
: to cause (a male or castrate) to take on feminine characters (as by implantation of ovaries or administration of estrogens)
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Today, the dance floor has been thoroughly feminized and re-queered, leaving this album with nothing to demonstrate or explain.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Brats are hot, fun, and apolitical; they’ve been feminized and miniaturized and upgraded to a more consumer-friendly model.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The organization had been considering lowering the age minimums for gender-affirming care, including adjusting the age to 15 for masculinizing top surgery, 16 for feminizing top surgery, and 17 for genital surgery.
—James Factora, Them, 9 July 2024
While the original look came down the runway with a latex skull cap, squash goggles, and square-toed Oxfords with black socks, Delevingne feminized the look, and brought it closer to Cabaret’s origins.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Brats are hot, fun, and apolitical; they’ve been feminized and miniaturized and upgraded to a more consumer-friendly model.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The organization had been considering lowering the age minimums for gender-affirming care, including adjusting the age to 15 for masculinizing top surgery, 16 for feminizing top surgery, and 17 for genital surgery.
—James Factora, Them, 9 July 2024
While the original look came down the runway with a latex skull cap, squash goggles, and square-toed Oxfords with black socks, Delevingne feminized the look, and brought it closer to Cabaret’s origins.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2024
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feminize
transitive verb
fem·i·nize
variants
or British feminise
feminized or British feminised; feminizing or British feminising
: to cause (a male or castrate) to take on feminine characters (as by implantation of ovaries or administration of estrogenic substances)
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