EFFEMINATE (2)

effeminate (2). Effeminate, v.t. to make womanish, to soften

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Ef‐fem″i‐nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effeminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Effeminating (?).] To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken. It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds. Locke.