femalize

English

Etymology

female +‎ -ize

Verb

femalize (third-person singular simple present femalizes, present participle femalizing, simple past and past participle femalized)

1. To render, or to describe as, female or feminine.
   • 1711, [Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury], Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times:

     the young masters of the other femalized virtues

   • 2022, Amanda Sikarskie, Lan Lan, Peng Liu, Male Idols and Branding in Chinese Luxury:

     It is worth noting that femalizing an original manga or anime male character to recreate a male ‒ male couple is regarded as common practice in yaoi.

Synonyms

• feminize

Related terms

• femalization

References

• “femalize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.