Definitions
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- verb Alternative spelling of
feminize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb assume (more) feminine characteristics
- verb to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
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Examples
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Hell, it's still a large part of the market and the process, the brand image of SF/F, so much so that any discussion of this issue is bound to spark off a backlash of conservative ire at the attempt to "feminise" the genre (s).
MIND MELD: Is There Gender Imbalance in Genre Fiction Publishing? 2008
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I always thought I more closely resembled my father's side of the family, but when I "feminise" my picture (and somehow ignore my receding hairline) I swear I could show the picture to my brothers and they'd think it was my mother.
vera, chuck and dave 2006
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The sneer quotes around "feminise", the "now calls himself", the constant use of the masculine pronoun... it all contributes to the inescapable impression that Ali Hussein has no time for such...
Behind the Times Zoe Brain 2006
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The sneer quotes around "feminise", the "now calls himself", the constant use of the masculine pronoun... it all contributes to the inescapable impression that Ali Hussein has no time for such...
Archive 2006-05-01 Zoe Brain 2006
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Chemicals used in plastics 'feminise' brains of baby boys
WN.com - Articles related to Smoking when pregnant is linked to hyperactive children 2009
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Plastic chemicals 'feminise' brains plastics could be "feminising" the brains of baby boys, a study published has suggested.
WN.com - Articles related to Study finds no brain tumor link with mobile phones 2009
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Chemicals used in plastics 'feminise' brains of baby boys
WN.com - Articles related to Study Simulates Car Crashes Involving Pregnant Women 2009
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Chemicals used in plastics 'feminise' brains of baby boys
WN.com - Articles related to Study finds no brain tumor link with mobile phones 2009
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Plastic chemicals 'feminise' brains plastics could be "feminising" the brains of baby boys, a study published has suggested.
WN.com - Articles related to Study Simulates Car Crashes Involving Pregnant Women 2009
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Plastic chemicals 'feminise' brains plastics could be "feminising" the brains of baby boys, a study published has suggested.
WN.com - Articles related to Tobacco Smoke Worsens Kids' Behaviour 2009
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