Look up: feminization

1. feminization
   Type: Term Pronunciation: fem′i-ni-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Development of what are superficially external female characteristics by a male.
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2. feminization
   [n] - the process of becoming feminized
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3. Feminization
   Fem`i·ni·za'tion noun The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
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4. feminization
   Development of what are superficially external female characteristics by a male. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. feminization
   feminisation noun the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
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6. feminization
   (fem″ĭ-nĭ-za´shәn) the normal induction or development of female secondary sex characters. the induction or development of female secondary sex characters in the male. testicular feminization complete androgen resistance.
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7. Feminization
   • (n.) The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.
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8. feminization
   feminization 1. The action of making feminine.2. The giving of a feminine inflexion to a word.3. The process by which a condition or activity becomes especially or increasingly associated with women; as in the phrase, feminization of poverty. Originally and chiefly a U.S. term.4. In bioloby, the ass...
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9. FEMINIZATION
   Development of certain female sex characteristics in a male.
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10. Feminization
    (activity) `Feminization` (also known as `sissification`) is used to describe the practice, especially in female dominance, of switching the gender role of a male submissive. It is usually achieved through cross-dressing, where the male is dressed in female attire, ranging from just wearing f...
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11. Feminization
    (sociology) In sociology, `feminization` is a shift in gender roles and sex roles in a society, group, or organization towards a focus upon the feminine. This is the opposite of a cultural focus upon masculinity. Scholar Ann Douglas chronicled the rise of what she describes as sentimental &qu...
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12. Feminization
    (biology) In biology and medicine, `feminization` refers to the development in an organism of physical or behavioral characteristics unique to the female of the species. This may represent a normal developmental process, contributing to sexual differentiation. Feminization can also be induced...
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