- defeminize
- transitive verb Date: 1907 to divest of feminine qualities or characteristics ; masculinize • defeminization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
defeminize
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defeminize — (Amer.) v. negate femininity, remove feminine characteristics; remove ovaries of female mammals (also defeminise) … English contemporary dictionary
defeminize — [dē fem′ə nīz΄] vt. defeminized, defeminizing to divest of feminine attributes or physical characteristics defeminization n … English World dictionary
defeminize — v.t., defeminized, defeminizing. * * * … Universalium
defeminize — verb To lose, or to remove feminine characteristics or qualities … Wiktionary
defeminize — de·fem·i·nize or Brit de·fem·i·nise ( )dē fem ə .nīz vt, nized or Brit nised; niz·ing or Brit nis·ing to divest of feminine qualities or physical characteristics: MASCULINIZE de·fem·i·ni·za·tion or Brit de·fem·i·ni·sa·tion .fem ə nə zā shən n … Medical dictionary
defeminize — de·feminize … English syllables
defeminize — verb remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats) • Syn: ↑defeminise • Hypernyms: ↑alter, ↑neuter, ↑spay, ↑castrate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
defeminized — defeminize (Amer.) v. negate femininity, remove feminine characteristics; remove ovaries of female mammals (also defeminise) … English contemporary dictionary
defeminizes — defeminize (Amer.) v. negate femininity, remove feminine characteristics; remove ovaries of female mammals (also defeminise) … English contemporary dictionary
defeminizing — defeminize (Amer.) v. negate femininity, remove feminine characteristics; remove ovaries of female mammals (also defeminise) … English contemporary dictionary
