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Defeminize
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Defeminize
see synonyms of defeminizeverb (transitive)
1.
to divest (a person) of feminine qualities
I don't think the army tries to defeminise women, but sometimes individual women
want so much to be part of the team that they try to dampen their feminine side
2.
to remove the ovaries of (a woman or female animal)
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Defeminize
see synonyms of defeminize verb transitiveWord forms: deˈfemiˌnized or deˈfemiˌnizing
to divest of feminine attributes or physical characteristics
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Defeminize
see synonyms of defeminizetr.v. de·fem·i·nized, de·fem·i·niz·ing, de·fem·i·niz·es
To divest of feminine traits, qualities, or characteristics.
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