Effeminize, a verb which means to make someone or something feminine or to weaken a person's masculinity, has many synonyms. Some common synonyms include feminize, emasculate, castrate, neuter, demasculinize, unman, enervate, or debilitate. Effeminise is often used to describe the act of weakening or reducing men's power, strength, or virility. Its synonyms can be used interchangeably to convey similar meanings. For instance, feminize is commonly used to refer to the process of giving a feminine touch to something or someone, while emasculate is used in a more negative sense, to talk about someone losing their masculinity or their strength.