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depatriarchalize

depatriarchalize verb: to divest of patriarchal attributes.

Verb

depatriarchalize (third-person singular simple present depatriarchalizes, present participle depatriarchalizing, simple past and past participle depatriarchalized)

  1. (transitive) To divest of patriarchal attributes.
    • Some feminists have sought to depatriarchalize the Bible.

Forms of depatriarchalize

third-person singular presentdepatriarchalizes
present participledepatriarchalizing
past participledepatriarchalized
pastdepatriarchalized

Origin of depatriarchalize

From de- + patriarchal + -ize.

Questions about depatriarchalize

What does depatriarchalize mean?
Depatriarchalize means to divest of patriarchal attributes.
What part of speech is depatriarchalize?
Depatriarchalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of depatriarchalize?
The past tense of depatriarchalize is depatriarchalized.

Words near depatriarchalize in the dictionary

  1. depathologize
  2. depathologized
  3. depathologizes
  4. depathologizing
  5. depatriarchalization
  6. depatriarchalize
  7. depatriarchalized
  8. depatriarchalizes
  9. depatriarchalizing
  10. depatriate
  11. depatriated

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