transitive. To make (a man, the mind, etc.) effeminate in nature or character (in various senses of effeminate, adj.).

transitive. To make womanish; to feminize.

transitive. To make feminine in nature or character; to feminize.

transitive. To make womanish or effeminate; to feminize; to emasculate.

transitive. To make a hermaphrodite of; figurative to render effeminate.

transitive. To deprive of qualities traditionally associated with men, such as courage, self-control, etc.; to cause to lose nerve, to make weak or…

transitive. To make womanly (in various senses); to cause to be or behave as a woman. Also with up.

transitive. To render effeminate or womanish.

transitive. To make (a person or thing) effeminate or feminine in appearance, quality, character, etc. Frequently in passive.

transitive. To deprive of virility or manhood. To deprive of manly qualities or attributes; to render unmanly in character or appearance.

transitive. To undo as a man; to deprive of what constitutes the man. Obsolete.

transitive. To feminize. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To soften, render effeminate.