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cislates

cislates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cislate.

Meaning of cislate

Verb

cislate (third-person singular simple present cislates, present participle cislating, simple past and past participle cislated)

  1. (transgender and social sciences) To simplify or 'translate' (transgender people, experiences, or concepts) into words, narratives, and concepts that cisgender people can understand.
    • The purpose of this section is to translate – or perhaps more accurately to cislate – and simplify trans language to a cis(-assumed) audience.2017, TJ Jourian, “Trans* ing constructs: Towards a critical trans* methodology”, in Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies

Questions about cislates

What is cislates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cislates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cislate.

Words near cislates in the dictionary

  1. Ciskeian
  2. Ciskeians
  3. Cisko
  4. cislate
  5. cislated
  6. cislates
  7. cislating
  8. cislation
  9. cislations
  10. cisleithan
  11. Cisleithania

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