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Word: Degender
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
1960s. From de- + gender
Definition:
To avoid assigning or attributing a gender to; to avoid classifying, dividing, or differentiating (something) on the basis of gender; to remove gender distinctions from.
Definition:
To deprive or divest (a person) of characteristics, attributes, or qualities conventionally associated with his or her gender; to make (a woman) less feminine or (a man) less masculine.
