Meanings
verbdestereotype (third-person singular simple present destereotypes, present participle destereotyping, simple past and past participle destereotyped)
present singular third person destereotypes · participle present destereotyping · participle past destereotyped · past destereotyped
- transitiveTo free from stereotypes.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishstereotype
- Englishdestereotype
From de- + stereotype.
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APA
destereotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destereotype
MLA
“destereotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destereotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “destereotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/destereotype.
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