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effeminize

effeminize verb: to make effeminate.

Verb

effeminize (third-person singular simple present effeminizes, present participle effeminizing, simple past and past participle effeminized)

  1. (transitive) To make effeminate.

Forms of effeminize

third-person singular presenteffeminizes
present participleeffeminizing
past participleeffeminized
pasteffeminized

Words formed from effeminize

Questions about effeminize

What does effeminize mean?
Effeminize means to make effeminate.
What part of speech is effeminize?
Effeminize is a verb.
What is the past tense of effeminize?
The past tense of effeminize is effeminized.

Words near effeminize in the dictionary

  1. effeminism
  2. effeminist
  3. effeminists
  4. effeminization
  5. effeminizations
  6. effeminize
  7. effeminized
  8. effeminizes
  9. effeminizing
  10. effeminophobia
  11. effenbergerite

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