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The verb was coined by Judith Fetterley in 1978; compare effeminate (verb); contrast emasculate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To make into a man; to make manly, or cause to have a male perspective. Full definition →
The verb was coined by Judith Fetterley in 1978; compare effeminate (verb); contrast emasculate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.