"femalize" meaning in English

See femalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: femalizes [present, singular, third-person], femalizing [participle, present], femalized [participle, past], femalized [past]
Etymology: female + -ize Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}}, {{suffix|en|female|ize}} female + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} femalize (third-person singular simple present femalizes, present participle femalizing, simple past and past participle femalized)
  1. To render, or to describe as, female or feminine. Synonyms: feminize Related terms: femalization
    Sense id: en-femalize-en-verb-RAs6wU-Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for femalize meaning in English (1.6kB)

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