Definition of effeminate

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Effeminate (v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.

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Enervate :: Enervate (v. t.) To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral powers of..
Delicate :: Delicate (n.) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person..
Emasculate :: Emasculate (v. t.) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Effeminate :: Effeminate (v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
Womanish :: Womanish (a.) Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful sense. See the Note under Effeminate..
Effeminate :: Effeminate (a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak..
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly; delicately.
Soft :: Soft (superl.) Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak..
Dally :: Dally (v. i.) To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to trifle..
Effeminated :: Effeminated (imp. & p. p.) of Effeminat.
Softling :: Softling (n.) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary..
Sybaritism :: Sybaritical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites; luxurious; wanton; effeminate.
Womanize :: Womanize (v. t.) To make like a woman; to make effeminate.
Feminine :: Feminine (a.) Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate..
Effeminately :: Effeminately (adv.) By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman.
Queen :: Queen (n.) A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing..
Invirile :: Invirile (a.) Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate.
Ladylike :: Ladylike (a.) Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.
Milksop :: Milksop (n.) A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person..
Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as, troops softened by luxury..
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