FEMINISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does feminisation mean? 

• FEMINISATION (noun)
  The noun FEMINISATION has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: FEMINISATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FEMINISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

feminisation; feminization

Hypernyms ("feminisation" is a kind of...):

pathologic process; pathological process (an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease)

Derivation:

feminise (assume (more) feminine characteristics)

 Context examples 

Contrary to popular belief that associates oestrogens with feminisation, prenatal oestrogens have effects on brain growth and also masculinise the brain in many mammals.

(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)