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Christina Hoff Sommers

Meaning of "feminize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEMINIZE

feminize  [ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEMINIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Feminize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb feminize in English.

WHAT DOES FEMINIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Feminization

Feminization may refer to: ▪ Feminization, the hormonally induced development of female sexual characteristics ▪ Feminization, a sexual or lifestyle practice where a person assumes a female role ▪ Feminization, a perceived societal shift of gender roles toward the characteristically "female" ▪ Feminization of agriculture, the measurable increase of women's participation in agriculture ▪ Feminization of the face, a set of reconstructive surgical procedures that alter typically male facial features to bring them closer in shape and size to typical female facial features ▪ Feminization of language, the process of making a word or name female ▪ Feminization of migration, a trend where a higher rate of women migrate to labor or marriage ▪ Feminization of poverty, a phenomenon in which women represent disproportionate percentages of the world's poor ▪ Feminization of voice, the desired goal of changing a perceived male sounding voice to a perceived female sounding voice ▪ Feminisation of the workplace, the trend towards greater employment of women, and of men willing and able to operate with these more 'feminine' modes of interaction...

Definition of feminize in the English dictionary

The definition of feminize in the dictionary is to make or become feminine. Other definition of feminize is to cause to develop female characteristics.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FEMINIZE

PRESENT

Present
I feminize
you feminize
he/she/it feminizes
we feminize
you feminize
they feminize
Present continuous
I am feminizing
you are feminizing
he/she/it is feminizing
we are feminizing
you are feminizing
they are feminizing
Present perfect
I have feminized
you have feminized
he/she/it has feminized
we have feminized
you have feminized
they have feminized
Present perfect continuous
I have been feminizing
you have been feminizing
he/she/it has been feminizing
we have been feminizing
you have been feminizing
they have been feminizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I feminized
you feminized
he/she/it feminized
we feminized
you feminized
they feminized
Past continuous
I was feminizing
you were feminizing
he/she/it was feminizing
we were feminizing
you were feminizing
they were feminizing
Past perfect
I had feminized
you had feminized
he/she/it had feminized
we had feminized
you had feminized
they had feminized
Past perfect continuous
I had been feminizing
you had been feminizing
he/she/it had been feminizing
we had been feminizing
you had been feminizing
they had been feminizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will feminize
you will feminize
he/she/it will feminize
we will feminize
you will feminize
they will feminize
Future continuous
I will be feminizing
you will be feminizing
he/she/it will be feminizing
we will be feminizing
you will be feminizing
they will be feminizing
Future perfect
I will have feminized
you will have feminized
he/she/it will have feminized
we will have feminized
you will have feminized
they will have feminized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been feminizing
you will have been feminizing
he/she/it will have been feminizing
we will have been feminizing
you will have been feminizing
they will have been feminizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would feminize
you would feminize
he/she/it would feminize
we would feminize
you would feminize
they would feminize
Conditional continuous
I would be feminizing
you would be feminizing
he/she/it would be feminizing
we would be feminizing
you would be feminizing
they would be feminizing
Conditional perfect
I would have feminize
you would have feminize
he/she/it would have feminize
we would have feminize
you would have feminize
they would have feminize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been feminizing
you would have been feminizing
he/she/it would have been feminizing
we would have been feminizing
you would have been feminizing
they would have been feminizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you feminize
we let´s feminize
you feminize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to feminize
Past participle
feminized
Present Participle
feminizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEMINIZE


albumenise
ælˈbjuːmɪˌnaɪz
albumenize
ælˈbjuːmɪˌnaɪz
albuminise
ˈælbjʊmɪˌnaɪz
albuminize
ˈælbjʊmɪˌnaɪz
aluminise
əˈluːmɪˌnaɪz
aluminize
əˈluːmɪˌnaɪz
bituminise
bɪˈtjuːmɪˌnaɪz
bituminize
bɪˈtjuːmɪˌnaɪz
deaminise
diːˈæmɪˌnaɪz
deaminize
diːˈæmɪˌnaɪz
defeminise
diːˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz
defeminize
diːˈfemɪˌnaɪz
effeminize
ɪˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz
feminise
ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz
hominize
ˈhɒmɪˌnaɪz
phenomenise
fɪˈnɒmɪˌnaɪz
phenomenize
fɪˈnɒmɪˌnaɪz
scrutinize
ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz
vitaminise
ˈvɪtəmɪˌnaɪz
vitaminize
ˈvɪtəmɪˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEMINIZE

feminazi
femineity
feminie
feminility
feminine
feminine ending
feminine hygiene
feminine rhyme
femininely
feminineness
femininism
femininity
feminisation
feminise
feminism
feminist
feministic
feminity
feminization
femme

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEMINIZE

alkalinize
attitudinize
chlorinize
cocainize
cutinize
defibrinize
desalinize
divinize
gelatinize
kaolinize
keratinize
Latinize
masculinize
organize
patinize
platinize
porcelainize
resinize
routinize
serpentinize
trichinize

Synonyms and antonyms of feminize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «feminize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEMINIZE

Find out the translation of feminize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feminize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feminize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

女性化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feminizar
570 millions of speakers

English

feminize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأنيث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

феминизировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feminilizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেয়েলি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

féminiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Feminize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

feminize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雌性化する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여성화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feminize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm thành yểu điệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

feminize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्त्रीजणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

feminize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rendere femminile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

feminize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фемінізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

efemina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

feminize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwekelijken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

FÖRKVINNLIGA
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feminize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feminize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEMINIZE»

The term «feminize» is regularly used and occupies the 77.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEMINIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feminize

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «FEMINIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word feminize.
1
Christina Hoff Sommers
We must have moral education in the schools, anti-bullying programs, but this does not mean programs to feminize boys.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEMINIZE»

Discover the use of feminize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feminize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reproductive Biotechnology in Finfish Aquaculture: ...
The comparison of treatments to feminize fish presented here and based on data obtained after dietary treatment shows that salmonids are the easiest species to feminize. This is consistent with the fact that immersion treatments to feminize ...
Cheng-Sheng Lee, Edward M. Donaldson, 2001
2
Why Men Hate Going to Church
... Church began meeting in that 105 105 farmhouse. As Edgecombe Estates grew, so did the church. Members. hoW. ChurChes. feMinize. over. tiMe. hoW ChurChes drive Boys aWay froM the faith. 13. How Churches Feminize over Time .
David Murrow, 2011
3
Facial Feminization Surgery: A Guide for the Transgendered Woman
To create a smooth, acceptable transition, rather than an abrupt, unacceptable juncture, between the forehead and nose, I feminize the forehead first before bringing the nose in line at the radix. In the majority of cases, that means the front or ...
Douglas K. Ousterhout, 2010
4
Fair Sex, Savage Dreams: Race, Psychoanalysis, Sexual Difference
Echoing the closing words of her previous chapter (regarding hormones that would ''masculinize the male and feminize the female''), Bonaparte says that excision of the clitoris ''seemed to Freud a way of seeking to further feminize the female, ...
Jean Walton, 2001
5
Women in German Yearbook
hates her enemy (and son), and Johanna repulses all attempts to feminize and domesticate her. In the third act, after her victory, she receives two marriage proposals (Diinois and LaHire), which she rejects, scolding her suitors for figuring her ...
Women in German Yearbook, Sara Friedrichsmeyer, Patricia A. Herminghouse, 1999
6
Violent Women in Print: Representations in the West German ...
Aside from being a mildly amusing pun, the Spiegel title is indicative of a cultural tendency to feminize the violent woman (and that which is deemed culturally threatening). I want to address this tendency now, in an exploration of how the ...
Clare Bielby, 2012
7
Equivocal Beings: Politics, Gender, and Sentimentality in ...
... insist they remain this way, lest love dissolve, leaving calculation and coldness in its stead. To some extent Wollstonecraft has misread Burke's position, for Burke's primary concern in the Reflections had not been to feminize and beautify the ...
Claudia L. Johnson, 2009
8
Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World?s Most ...
The amount of estradiol produced in a day by a pregnant woman would raise the concentration of an Olympic-sized swimming pool to around 0.1 parts per trillion —which is high enough to feminize certain sensitive species of fish. Making a ...
David Sedlak, 2014
9
Making Tootsie: Inside the Classic Film with Dustin Hoffman ...
“One ofthe things Ruth and I were trying to do,” Dustin continued, “was to feminize Ted Kramer more.” Feminize politically? “Oh no,” they both answered. “ Feminize physically. And emotionally.” “Because he started out as this vain advertising ...
Susan Dworkin, 2012
10
Assembling Women: The Feminization of Global Manufacturing
Even if management decides to feminize, shifting work from men to women in jobs that involve a large number of workers takes time because employers, usually unwilling to fire the entire male workforce, must wait for men to resign. Moreover ...
Teri L. Caraway, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEMINIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feminize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What's it like to be plus-size at 15?
Another parent reported purchasing men's clothing and finding ways to feminize it with patches or sparkles. Romeo said some of the girls in the ... «Alexandria Town Talk, Jul 15»
2
LSU study looks at shopping experiences of plus-sized teens
Another parent reported purchasing men's clothing and finding ways to feminize it with patches or sparkles. Romeo said some of the girls in the ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
3
Get with the brogram, Siouxland: Yoga is for everyone
(Not to mention a host of other products that manufacturers attempt to feminize with a color.) The company was started by Robert Sidoti and ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
4
Prices to rise as shop rentals skyrocket
He said traders are facing many challenges, including the Labor Ministry's decision to feminize women's clothing stores. It was difficult to find ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
5
Cinderella at Chandler this Weekend
I think we are sticking to the version that people will know but we are making an effort to (I don't know if I want to use the word) to “feminize” ... «The Northfield News, Jul 15»
6
Sinatra revue stays true-blue
... the swagger and Chambers the vocal chops), Marcus and Reeves aren't given the chance to "feminize" the songs in a higher vocal range. «Quad City Times, Jun 15»
7
Court's cognizance of Smriti Irani 's educational qualifications …
We had high hope from a female minister to make education system value-based and feminize it the elements of social and gender sensitivities ... «Merinews, Jun 15»
8
What Inmates Really Wear in Prison
The goal of female prisons was to feminize—it was presumed that most women's crimes resulted from a failure to adhere to moral standards, ... «Racked, Jun 15»
9
Can catalysts protect fish from birth control?
... fish found in many inland waterways, to water containing EE2. The exposure to EE2 caused a well-known effect—the fish began to feminize. «Futurity: Research News, Jun 15»
10
Early Humans Became More Feminine, Which Led to the Birth of …
They postulate the reason why bonobos were able to feminize and chimpanzees did not is because, on the Eastern side of the Congo where ... «Discover Magazine, Jun 15»

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