femininizev.

Brit.

/ˈfɛmᵻnᵻnʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈfɛmənəˌnaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– femininise, 1800s– femininize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminine adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < feminine adj. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier feminine v., feminize v.

1. transitive. To give a feminine form to (a word); to make (a word) feminine. Frequently in passive. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > form gender [verb (transitive)] > give feminine form to

femininizea1800

a1800 S. Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. (1803) 264 There is no such word as Seamor, but only Sempster, which we have enlarged and more femininized into Sempstress.

1868 F. Hall Benares 8 The name of King Champa, femininized, became that of the metropolis of Anga, Champâ.

1880 M. S. Howell Gram. Class. Arabic Lang.: Pts. II & III ii. x. 227 The v. is femininized, and the two ns.are dualized and pluralized.

1959 Mod. Lang. Notes 74 135 Ufán..then would be femininized in its form into..ufana.

2. transitive. To make feminine (in various senses) in nature or character; = feminize v. 1a. Also and in earliest use intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

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

effeminate1678

feminize1744

femininize1864

1864 A. Thomas Denis Donne vi. 94 There was an abundance of money and of all those things that soften, refine, and femininize.

1874 F. Francis By Lake & River iii. 22 Still they [sc. female agricultural workers] keep up the connection with civilisation, and once a week try to femininise themselves by putting on their crinolines.

1882 Househ. Words 13 May 29/1 Theresa Strong—..the girl who has passed all the Oxford and Cambridge exams, that can possibly be localised and femininised.

1922 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Oct. 706/1 This internal secretion,..may masculinize an early female castrate or femininize a male one.

1949 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 3 Nov. 19/5 (advt.) Timeless, tireless styles that will flatter, femininize, and be-little your feet.

1976 D. H. Wrong Skeptical Sociol. x. 166 A dominating and overprotective mother does not intend to femininize the character of her son.

2003 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 6 Dec. f1 Two chiffon tops—one plain, the other femininized with flowers.

Derivatives

ˈfemininized adj.

ΚΠ

1870 O. S. Fowler Sexual Sci. iii. ii. 490 Men who are strongly femininized, that is, inherit after mother or grandmother, should marry strongly masculinized women.

1883 Hebrew Student 2 139 (note) A femininized foreign word.

1922 Biol. Bull. 43 286 Sufficient data..to show that Steinach's femininized and masculinized rats can not be so adjudged on the basis of differences in weight.

2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 15 Dec. i. 14 Male traits such as aggression, singlemindedness, linear-thinking, devotion to facts and love of competition are under attack in today's femininised world.

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

单词	femininize
释义	femininizev. Brit. /ˈfɛmᵻnᵻnʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfɛmənəˌnaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– femininise, 1800s– femininize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feminine adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < feminine adj. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier feminine v., feminize v. 1. transitive. To give a feminine form to (a word); to make (a word) feminine. Frequently in passive. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > gender > form gender [verb (transitive)] > give feminine form to femininizea1800 a1800 S. Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. (1803) 264 There is no such word as Seamor, but only Sempster, which we have enlarged and more femininized into Sempstress. 1868 F. Hall Benares 8 The name of King Champa, femininized, became that of the metropolis of Anga, Champâ. 1880 M. S. Howell Gram. Class. Arabic Lang.: Pts. II & III ii. x. 227 The v. is femininized, and the two ns.are dualized and pluralized. 1959 Mod. Lang. Notes 74 135 Ufán..then would be femininized in its form into..ufana. 2. transitive. To make feminine (in various senses) in nature or character; = feminize v. 1a. Also and in earliest use intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > make woman [verb (transitive)] effeminate1678 feminize1744 femininize1864 1864 A. Thomas Denis Donne vi. 94 There was an abundance of money and of all those things that soften, refine, and femininize. 1874 F. Francis By Lake & River iii. 22 Still they [sc. female agricultural workers] keep up the connection with civilisation, and once a week try to femininise themselves by putting on their crinolines. 1882 Househ. Words 13 May 29/1 Theresa Strong—..the girl who has passed all the Oxford and Cambridge exams, that can possibly be localised and femininised. 1922 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Oct. 706/1 This internal secretion,..may masculinize an early female castrate or femininize a male one. 1949 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 3 Nov. 19/5 (advt.) Timeless, tireless styles that will flatter, femininize, and be-little your feet. 1976 D. H. Wrong Skeptical Sociol. x. 166 A dominating and overprotective mother does not intend to femininize the character of her son. 2003 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 6 Dec. f1 Two chiffon tops—one plain, the other femininized with flowers. Derivatives ˈfemininized adj. ΚΠ 1870 O. S. Fowler Sexual Sci. iii. ii. 490 Men who are strongly femininized, that is, inherit after mother or grandmother, should marry strongly masculinized women. 1883 Hebrew Student 2 139 (note) A femininized foreign word. 1922 Biol. Bull. 43 286 Sufficient data..to show that Steinach's femininized and masculinized rats can not be so adjudged on the basis of differences in weight. 2007 Daily Mail (Nexis) 15 Dec. i. 14 Male traits such as aggression, singlemindedness, linear-thinking, devotion to facts and love of competition are under attack in today's femininised world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1800
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