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defeminizing

defeminizing is the present participle and gerund of defeminize.

Meaning of defeminize

Verb

defeminize (third-person singular simple present defeminizes, present participle defeminizing, simple past and past participle defeminized)

  1. To lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities
    Synonyms:
    unwomanize

Questions about defeminizing

What is defeminizing the present participle and gerund of?
Defeminizing is the present participle and gerund of defeminize.

Words near defeminizing in the dictionary

  1. defeminization
  2. defeminizations
  3. defeminize
  4. defeminized
  5. defeminizes
  6. defeminizing
  7. defence
  8. defence accord
  9. defence accords
  10. defence counsel
  11. defence counsels

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