Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FEMINIZE
feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize
(verb) to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; āThis hairdo feminizes the manā
feminize, feminise
(verb) assume (more) feminine characteristics; āfeminized languageā; āfeminized frogsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
feminize (third-person singular simple present feminizes, present participle feminizing, simple past and past participle feminized)
(transitive) To make (more) feminine.
(intransitive) To become (more) feminine.
Antonyms
• masculinize, masculinise
• masculize, masculise
Source: Wiktionary
Fem"i*nize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. fƩminiser.]
Definition: To make womanish or effeminate. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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