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• n  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

• Conservative commentator Irving Kristol has derisively labeled this approach the "feminization" of politics, but members of Congress are not so dismissive.
• But deep thinkers would be wrong to see in the series' success yet another symptom of that much analyzed trend, the feminization of American culture.
• The cooler new military mood may also reflect the "feminization" of Switzerland.

• feminisation

News & Articles

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• Marines 'girly' hats tackled by 'Colbert Report': 'I'm ovulating just looking at them'
  Clearly the feminization of the Marine Corps. They're cutting off the balls of Montezuma. It's semper fi, not semper bi. ... We're going to have to assume the new hat is neon mesh and secured with a ball gag.
  Oct. 25, 2013 - Zap2It

Quotes

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• John Ford in Scripps News
  With women and girls making up almost 60 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, promoting gender equality and women's empowerment to address the feminization of HIV/AIDS is a key focus of our efforts to fight this deadly... Josee Verner http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9e_Verner&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFq7VDymHD4W82UvQBXxgO1eCpRVA PR Newswire (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl%3FACCT%3D104%26STORY%3D/www/story/12-01-2006/0004483876%26EDATE%3D&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFzb2KrsiwaBq4E4MP7TIvtqU8p_Q Dec 1, 2006 36960 47718 feminization I think 'tough-guy TV' is, to some degree, a little bit of a rebellion against the feminization of leading men," said Discovery President-General Manager John Ford. "It's not to turn back the clock on gender relations, but rather to...
• Jan Eliasson in AllAfrica.com
  A major element of the meetings, General Assembly President Jan Eliasson said, must be the "feminization of the epidemic" and the decisions that are necessary to have a tangible impact on young women's lives.