transitive verb
-·nized·, -·niz·ing to divest of feminine attributes or physical characteristics
defeminize
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defeminize
transitive verb
de·fem·i·nized, de·fem·i·niz·ing, de·fem·i·niz·esTo divest of feminine traits, qualities, or characteristics.
Related Forms:
- de·fem′i·ni·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present defeminizes, present participle defeminizing, simple past and past participle defeminized)
- To lose, or to remove feminine characteristics or qualities
Origin
de- + feminize
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"defeminize." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 20 October 2018. <http://www.yourdictionary.com/defeminize>.
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