feminizev.

Brit.

/ˈfɛmᵻnʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈfɛməˌnaɪz/

Forms: 1700s– feminize, 1800s– feminise.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin fēmina , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin fēmina woman (see female n.) + -ize suffix, probably after French féminiser to make (a person) feminine, to put (a word) into the feminine gender (both 16th cent. in Middle French). Compare earlier feminized adj. and also effeminize v.

a. transitive. To make feminine (in various senses) in nature or character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > make woman [verb (transitive)]

effeminate1678

feminize1744

femininize1864

1744 Trav. & Adventures Mademoiselle de Richelieu III. 13 The Chevalier de Montferan, for I think I should no longer feminize him, made a profound Bow.

1790 A. M. Johnson Monmouth I. 175 Let not an idea of her feminize a soul that should now burn but for glory and a crown.

1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk III. 81 Feminize this description..and you see Harriette.

1866 Church Times 6 Jan. 2/3 Any more than a boy is feminized by learning music.

1892 Nation 21 July 45/2 May it not be said that he feminized him too much?

1948 Kiplinger Mag. June 22/2 He has feminized Rieve's first name to ‘Emily’.

1978 Encounter July 76/2 Like Rochester in Jane Eyre he is ‘feminised’ through fire and blinding.

1996 L. Erdrich Tales of Burning Love 16 Several months ago, a beauty operator convinced her that she should feminize her look with curls.

b. intransitive. To become or grow feminine in nature or character. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > be or become woman [verb (intransitive)]

to wear (also be in) petticoats1595

woman1613

feminize1776

1776 Public Advertiser 6 Sept. The present Regal state of Europe... Portugal—Mortalizing. Poland—Feminizing; Sweden—Planning, Russia—Manning.

1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 71 85/1 The women..would make those present look very small indeed, but that they are feminising.

1919 E. C. Holdsworth Taming of Nan ix. 153 He became conscious that the fibre of his manhood was going. He was feminising.

2. transitive. Biology. To induce female sexual characteristics in; to make female in character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > female > [verb (transitive)]

feminize1914

1914 Science 23 Oct. 595/1 Rather, it seems more probable that the bird has actually been feminized by the implanted ovaries in similar fashion to the rats and guinea-pigs of Steinach.

1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Feb. 458/2 These compounds will feminize the plumage of capon fowl.

1962 D. J. B. Ashley Human Intersex iv. 60 Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized.

2005 M. Cone Silent Snow ix.150 Scientists agree that pesticides and other pollutants are feminizing fish, birds and other creatures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	feminize
释义	feminizev. Brit. /ˈfɛmᵻnʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfɛməˌnaɪz/ Forms: 1700s– feminize, 1800s– feminise. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin fēmina , -ize suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin fēmina woman (see female n.) + -ize suffix, probably after French féminiser to make (a person) feminine, to put (a word) into the feminine gender (both 16th cent. in Middle French). Compare earlier feminized adj. and also effeminize v. 1. a. transitive. To make feminine (in various senses) in nature or character. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > make woman [verb (transitive)] effeminate1678 feminize1744 femininize1864 1744 Trav. & Adventures Mademoiselle de Richelieu III. 13 The Chevalier de Montferan, for I think I should no longer feminize him, made a profound Bow. 1790 A. M. Johnson Monmouth I. 175 Let not an idea of her feminize a soul that should now burn but for glory and a crown. 1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk III. 81 Feminize this description..and you see Harriette. 1866 Church Times 6 Jan. 2/3 Any more than a boy is feminized by learning music. 1892 Nation 21 July 45/2 May it not be said that he feminized him too much? 1948 Kiplinger Mag. June 22/2 He has feminized Rieve's first name to ‘Emily’. 1978 Encounter July 76/2 Like Rochester in Jane Eyre he is ‘feminised’ through fire and blinding. 1996 L. Erdrich Tales of Burning Love 16 Several months ago, a beauty operator convinced her that she should feminize her look with curls. b. intransitive. To become or grow feminine in nature or character. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > be or become woman [verb (intransitive)] to wear (also be in) petticoats1595 woman1613 feminize1776 1776 Public Advertiser 6 Sept. The present Regal state of Europe... Portugal—Mortalizing. Poland—Feminizing; Sweden—Planning, Russia—Manning. 1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 71 85/1 The women..would make those present look very small indeed, but that they are feminising. 1919 E. C. Holdsworth Taming of Nan ix. 153 He became conscious that the fibre of his manhood was going. He was feminising. 2. transitive. Biology. To induce female sexual characteristics in; to make female in character. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > female > [verb (transitive)] feminize1914 1914 Science 23 Oct. 595/1 Rather, it seems more probable that the bird has actually been feminized by the implanted ovaries in similar fashion to the rats and guinea-pigs of Steinach. 1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Feb. 458/2 These compounds will feminize the plumage of capon fowl. 1962 D. J. B. Ashley Human Intersex iv. 60 Parabiosis experiments on primitive vertebrates showed inversion of sex in either direction, males were feminized and females masculinized. 2005 M. Cone Silent Snow ix.150 Scientists agree that pesticides and other pollutants are feminizing fish, birds and other creatures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1744
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