sissify
US/ˈsɪ.səˌfaɪ/
sissify verb: to make sissy; to emasculate.
Verb
sissify (third-person singular simple present sissifies, present participle sissifying, simple past and past participle sissified)
- To make sissy; to emasculate.
- ...there does seem, from this study, basis for a not uncommon charge that American schools tend to baby and sissify the boys.1929, Society for the Advancement of Education, School & society, Volume 29
- The trick was to find means of positioning a male consumer which did not feminize, emasculate or sissify him.1994, J. M. Bernstein, The Frankfurt School: critical assessments, Volume 6
sissify meaning in Bengali
sissify in Bengali
- কাপুরুষ করা, পুরুষত্বহীন করা
Forms of sissify
| third-person singular present | sissifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | sissifying |
| past participle | sissified |
| past | sissified |
Origin of sissify
From sissy + -fy.
Questions about sissify
- What does sissify mean?
- Sissify means to make sissy; to emasculate.
- What is sissify in Bengali?
- Sissify in Bengali is কাপুরুষ করা, পুরুষত্বহীন করা. See Sissify meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is sissify?
- Sissify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce sissify?
- Sissify is pronounced /ˈsɪ.səˌfaɪ/ (US).
- What is the past tense of sissify?
- The past tense of sissify is sissified.
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