feminize

verb

1. 使女性化；使更像女人
   to make sb more like a woman
2. 增加…中的女性成员
   to make sth involve more women
   1. Offices became increasingly feminized during the 1960s.
      20世纪60年代期间办公室的女职员越来越多。

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 feminise


1. VERB 使女性化;使适合女人;使带上女子气
   To feminize something means to make it into something that involves mainly women or is thought suitable for or typical of women.
   1. ...their governments' policies of feminizing low-paid factory work.
      他们政府使妇女主要承担工厂低薪工作的政策
   2. ...a feminised pinstriped suit.
      适合女子穿的细条纹套装

1. The feminize narrative of family is different from the narrative of men authors'fictions.
   女性家族叙事是一种不同于男性作家讲述家族故事的文本实践。

verb

1. to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
   1. This hairdo feminizes the man

   Synonym:    feminiseeffeminizeeffeminisewomanize

2. assume (more) feminine characteristics
   1. feminized language
   2. feminized frogs

   Synonym:    feminise