Etymology

feminate

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Today it means: Feminine; (also) effeminate, womanish. Full definition →

Latin fēminātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfēminātus
  2. English todayfeminate

First attested circa 1533; borrowed from Latin fēminātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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