defeminize

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UK/diːˈfɛmɪnaɪz/

verb

To lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities

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Meanings

verbdefeminize (third-person singular simple present defeminizes, present participle defeminizing, simple past and past participle defeminized)

present singular third person defeminizes · participle present defeminizing · participle past defeminized · past defeminized

  1. To lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities

    Synonyms: unwomanize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities

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unwomanize

More synonyms by meaning

verbremove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)

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defeminise
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + feminize.

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APA

defeminize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeminize

MLA

“defeminize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeminize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defeminize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeminize.

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