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effeminise

/ɪˈfɛm.ɪ.naɪz/

Traduction: Verbe vieilli ou littéraire signifiant rendre efféminé, donner à un homme des traits ou des manières féminines dans l'apparence ou le caractère.

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verb

/ɪˈfɛm.ɪ.naɪz/formalobsolète
  • frVerbe vieilli ou littéraire signifiant rendre efféminé, donner à un homme des traits ou des manières féminines dans l'apparence ou le caractère.

An obsolete verb meaning to make effeminate or to render a man womanish in appearance or character.

  1. Make more feminineC2formal

    To give a more feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to someone or something.

    frrendre plus féminin

    • The fashion of the time tended to effeminise men's clothing.
    • Some critics argued that the new design would effeminise the traditional uniform.
    • The artist's style was said to effeminise the heroic figures in his paintings.

    Synonymesfeminisefeminize

    Antonymesmasculinisevirilise

Formes
  • effeminised past participle
  • effeminised past simple
  • effeminising present participle
  • effeminises third person singular