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cislating

cislating is the present participle and gerund 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 cislating

What is cislating the present participle and gerund of?
Cislating is the present participle and gerund of cislate.

Words near cislating in the dictionary

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

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