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      feminize
      verb
      to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
      assume (more) feminine characteristics
      Roots
      feminafemin- · Latin · womanizein-ize · Greek · to make into
      Words related to feminize
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      Where does feminize come from?

      The word feminize breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: femin, from Latin femina (“woman”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make into”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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