feminize
verb
fem·i·nize
ˈfe-mə-ˌnīz 
feminized; feminizing
1
: to give a feminine quality to
2
: to cause (a male or castrate) to take on feminine characters (as by implantation of ovaries or administration of estrogens)
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Zero Degrees Celsius was doing well with a tie-front striped shirt feminized with rhinestones that wholesaled for $78, along with a mixed media knit with cotton, also $78.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
News reports described how hormones in the runoff from pharmaceutical manufacturing were feminizing fish and detailed the high concentration of antibiotics discovered in riverbeds and sewage.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
By producing flowers that are sterile, not just feminized, growers may finally have a buffer against stray pollen.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In that making-a-way-out-of-no-way style that is characteristic of working-class Black folks, our dandy queers and feminizes sartorial aesthetics to spoil social notions around class.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
News reports described how hormones in the runoff from pharmaceutical manufacturing were feminizing fish and detailed the high concentration of antibiotics discovered in riverbeds and sewage.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
By producing flowers that are sterile, not just feminized, growers may finally have a buffer against stray pollen.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In that making-a-way-out-of-no-way style that is characteristic of working-class Black folks, our dandy queers and feminizes sartorial aesthetics to spoil social notions around class.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Feminize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feminize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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feminize
transitive verb
fem·i·nize
variants
or British feminise
feminized or British feminised; feminizing or British feminising
: to cause (a male or castrate) to take on feminine characters (as by implantation of ovaries or administration of estrogenic substances)
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