depatriarchalize

verb

To divest of patriarchal attributes.

“Some feminists have sought to depatriarchalize the Bible.”

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Meanings

verbdepatriarchalize (third-person singular simple present depatriarchalizes, present participle depatriarchalizing, simple past and past participle depatriarchalized)

present singular third person depatriarchalizes · participle present depatriarchalizing · participle past depatriarchalized · past depatriarchalized

  1. transitiveTo divest of patriarchal attributes.

    Some feminists have sought to depatriarchalize the Bible.

Origin

From de- + patriarchal + -ize.

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APA

depatriarchalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depatriarchalize

MLA

“depatriarchalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depatriarchalize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depatriarchalize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depatriarchalize.

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