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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effeminated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Effeminating.]
     To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.
                                                    --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effeminated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Effeminating.]
     To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
  
           It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.
                                                    --Locke.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  effeminated
     vb.
     (infl of en effeminate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  effeminated
     vb.
     (infl of en effeminate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  effeminated
     vb.
     (infl of en effeminate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  effeminated
     vb.
     (infl of en effeminate  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  effeminated
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en effeminate ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb effeminate)

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