degenderize

degenderize
de•gen•der•ize
[[t]diˈdʒɛn dəˌraɪz[/t]] also de•gen′der v. t. -der•ized also -dered, -der•iz•ing also -der•ing
cvb to rid of unnecessary reference to gender or of prejudice about a specific sex:
to degenderize textbooks[/ex]

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • degenderize — (Amer.) v. degender, remove mention to people s gender (i.e. male, female); make gender neutral ; remove redundant reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex (also degenderise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • degenderize — /dee jen deuh ruyz /, v.t., degenderized, degenderizing. 1. to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies. 2. to rid of unnecessary reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex: to… …   Universalium

  • degenderize — /dee jen deuh ruyz /, v.t., degenderized, degenderizing. 1. to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies. 2. to rid of unnecessary reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex: to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • degenderized — degenderize (Amer.) v. degender, remove mention to people s gender (i.e. male, female); make gender neutral ; remove redundant reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex (also degenderise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • degenderizes — degenderize (Amer.) v. degender, remove mention to people s gender (i.e. male, female); make gender neutral ; remove redundant reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex (also degenderise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • degenderizing — degenderize (Amer.) v. degender, remove mention to people s gender (i.e. male, female); make gender neutral ; remove redundant reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex (also degenderise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • desex — /dee seks /, v.t. 1. Vet. Surg. to castrate or spay. 2. to deprive of sex, sex appeal, or sexual interest. 3. to remove elements of sexism from; degenderize: a campaign to desex business writing. [1910 15; DE + SEX] * * * …   Universalium

  • genderize — verb To bestow gender upon; to make male or female. Yet the implications of implicitly genderizing ethical positions in these particular plays may be even more far reaching than it appears on the surface. Ant: degenderize …   Wiktionary

  • degender — v. degenderize, remove mention to people s gender (i.e. male, female); make gender neutral ; remove redundant reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex …   English contemporary dictionary

  • degenderd — v. degenderize, remove mention to people s gender (i.e. male, female); make gender neutral ; remove redundant reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex …   English contemporary dictionary

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