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v. - To give a (more) womanly quality or appearance to; Assume (more) womanly characteristics.

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  • The sneer quotes around "feminise", the "now calls himself", the constant use of the masculine pronoun... it all contributes to the inescapable impression that Ali...
  • I always thought I more closely resembled my father's side of the family, but when I "feminise" my picture (and somehow ignore my receding hairline) I swear I could show...
  • Chemicals used in plastics 'feminise' brains of baby boys
  • Plastic chemicals 'feminise' brains plastics could be "feminising" the brains of baby boys, a study published has suggested.
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