feminize
feminize Lexical Profile
feminize Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To give a conventionally feminine character, appearance, or quality to something, or to become more feminine in nature.
"The interior designer chose soft pastel fabrics and curved furniture to feminize the otherwise austere study."
To induce the development of female secondary sexual characteristics in an organism, or to develop such characteristics (in biology and medicine).
"Certain environmental pollutants act as endocrine disruptors that can feminize male fish in affected rivers."
To increase the proportion of women in a profession, institution, or social group until they represent a majority or dominant presence.
"Over the course of the nineteenth century, expanding public school systems helped feminize the teaching profession."
• Rhymes for feminize
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from French féminiser, formed from Latin femina ('woman') and the verbal suffix -ize.