effeminate

IPA(Pronunciation)

archaic nonstandard transitive intransitive

(transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman. / (intransitive) To become womanly.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）女性らしくさせる、男らしさを失わせること。 / （自動詞）女性的になる、または女性らしさを帯びる状態になること。

The harsh years at court served to effeminate him, draining his vigor and sharpening his vanity.

宮廷での厳しい年月は彼を女性らしくし、その活力を奪い、虚栄心を強めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive, archaic or nonstandard) To make womanly; to unman.

, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.134:

the studie of sciences doth more weaken and effeminate mens minds, than corroborate and adapt them to warre.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To become womanly.

effeminates

（ present singular third-person ）

effeminating

（ participle present ）

effeminated

（ participle past ）

effeminated

（ past ）