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Definition of Feminized
1. Adjective. Made feminine; made to have more feminine behaviour, traits or physiology. ¹
2. Verb. (past of feminize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Feminized
1. feminize [v] - See also: feminize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feminized
Literary usage of Feminized
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Organism as a Whole: From a Physicochemical Viewpoint by Jacques Loeb (1916)
"On the contrary, Steinach was able to show that the growth of the penis was
directly inhibited by the ovary, since in the feminized males this organ ..."
2. Senescence, the last half of life by Granville Stanley Hall (1922)
"The author believes it was feminized by the implanted ovaries in similar fashion
to the rats and guinea pigs of Steinach. ..."
3. Global Employment: An International Investigation Into the Future of Work by Mihály Simai, Valentine M. Moghadam, Arvo Kuddo (1995)
"In Malaysia, more than half the total number retrenched in 1983-5 were from the
two most 'feminized' industries (electronics and textiles), ..."
4. Heredity and Sex by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1913)
"The size of the feminized rats and guinea pigs is less than that of normal ...
Finally, in their sexual behavior, the feminized rats were more like females ..."
5. Educational Administration: Quantitative Studies by George Drayton Strayer, Edward Lee Thorndike (1922)
"The following questions can all be answered by energy and care: How do the most
feminized and the most rapidly being feminized schools stand, in comparison ..."
6. The Genetic and the Operative Evidence Relating to Secondary Sexual Characters by Thomas Hunt Morgan (1919)
"In the feminized male the hau- was soft like that of the female. ... Even more
striking was the sexual behavior of the feminized rat. ..."
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