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Effeminize

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Ef`fem´i`nize
v. t.1.To make effeminate.
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Verb1.effeminize - to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man"
effeminise, feminise, feminize, womanize
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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From Plato to the early Christians to the Renaissance, luxury was thought to effeminize and weaken.
Needing the unnecessary: the democratization of luxury by Twitchell, James B. / Reason
Enrique's perceived "soft" stance on conversos, Jews, and Muslims, for example, had ultimately been used by his detractors to effeminize him.
Ruling Sexuality: The Political Legitimacy of Isabel of Castile [*] by LEHFELDT, ELIZABETH A. / Renaissance Quarterly
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