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destereotype

destereotype verb: to free from stereotypes.

Verb

destereotype (third-person singular simple present destereotypes, present participle destereotyping, simple past and past participle destereotyped)

  1. (transitive) To free from stereotypes.

Forms of destereotype

third-person singular presentdestereotypes
present participledestereotyping
past participledestereotyped
pastdestereotyped

Origin of destereotype

From de- + stereotype.

Questions about destereotype

What does destereotype mean?
Destereotype means to free from stereotypes.
What part of speech is destereotype?
Destereotype is a verb.
What is the past tense of destereotype?
The past tense of destereotype is destereotyped.

Words near destereotype in the dictionary

  1. destemper
  2. destempered
  3. destempering
  4. destempers
  5. destems
  6. destereotype
  7. destereotyped
  8. destereotypes
  9. destereotyping
  10. desterilise
  11. desterilization

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