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to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
This hairdo feminizes the man
How To Use effeminize In A Sentence
- The pesticides and herbicides from these farms and lawns effeminize male fish and other wildlife, which makes them less fertile. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- Similarly, she explained, washing dishes did not necessarily effeminize a man, so long as he did his duty to the "tribe": hunting, providing, and protecting the household against enemies. Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583
- From the time they are young boys, the onslaught to effeminize, neuter, and rob males of their manhood begins in this culture and continues relentless upon them till the day they die. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science