The Collaborative International Dictionary
Effeminating
Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effeminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Effeminating.] To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.
--Locke.
Wiktionary
effeminating
vb. (present participle of effeminate English)