Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to effeminate
Participle: effeminated
Gerund: effeminating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | effeminate |
| you | effeminate |
| he;she;it | effeminates |
| we | effeminate |
| you | effeminate |
| they | effeminate |
Perfect
| I | have effeminated |
| you | have effeminated |
| he;she;it | has effeminated |
| we | have effeminated |
| you | have effeminated |
| they | have effeminated |
Past
| I | effeminated |
| you | effeminated |
| he;she;it | effeminated |
| we | effeminated |
| you | effeminated |
| they | effeminated |
Pluperfect
| I | had effeminated |
| you | had effeminated |
| he;she;it | had effeminated |
| we | had effeminated |
| you | had effeminated |
| they | had effeminated |
Future
| I | will effeminate |
| you | will effeminate |
| he;she;it | will effeminate |
| we | will effeminate |
| you | will effeminate |
| they | will effeminate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have effeminated |
| you | will have effeminated |
| he;she;it | will have effeminated |
| we | will have effeminated |
| you | will have effeminated |
| they | will have effeminated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | effeminate |
| you | effeminate |
| he;she;it | effeminate |
| we | effeminate |
| you | effeminate |
| they | effeminate |
Perfect
| I | have effeminated |
| you | have effeminated |
| he;she;it | have effeminated |
| we | have effeminated |
| you | have effeminated |
| they | have effeminated |
Imperfect
| I | effeminated |
| you | effeminated |
| he;she;it | effeminated |
| we | effeminated |
| you | effeminated |
| they | effeminated |
Pluperfect
| I | had effeminated |
| you | had effeminated |
| he;she;it | had effeminated |
| we | had effeminated |
| you | had effeminated |
| they | had effeminated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would effeminate |
| you | would effeminate |
| he;she;it | would effeminate |
| we | would effeminate |
| you | would effeminate |
| they | would effeminate |
Perfect
| I | would have effeminated |
| you | would have effeminated |
| he;she;it | would have effeminated |
| we | would have effeminated |
| you | would have effeminated |
| they | would have effeminated |
Imperative
| you | effeminate |
| we | Let's effeminate |
| you | effeminate |
Verbs conjugated like 'effeminate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'effeminate'
effeminise,
effeminize,
caffeinate,
effascinate,
effectivate,
effectuate,
effigiate,
effodicate,
egerminate,
eliminate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English effeminat, effemynat, from Latin effēminātus, past participle of effēminō, from fēmina (“woman”).
Sample Sentences
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the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre. [, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.134]
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It will not corrupt or effeminate their [children's] minds. [1693, [John Locke], “§106”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:]
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I mean the represenstation of gay men on The Simpsons is getting more one-dimensional. For several years Smithers was quite masculine, yet the writers have effeminated him gradually (collecting Barbies, for instance), now he's rollerblading down the street with rainbow hotpants on? [2003 April 13, AlannahLouis, “Thoughts on #308 - THREE GAYS OF THE CONDO”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet):]