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devirilize

devirilize verb: to take away the virility of; to emasculate.

Verb

devirilize (third-person singular simple present devirilizes, present participle devirilizing, simple past and past participle devirilized)

  1. (transitive) To take away the virility of; to emasculate.

Forms of devirilize

third-person singular presentdevirilizes
present participledevirilizing
past participledevirilized
pastdevirilized

Origin of devirilize

From de- + virile + -ize.

Questions about devirilize

What does devirilize mean?
Devirilize means to take away the virility of; to emasculate.
What part of speech is devirilize?
Devirilize is a verb.
What is the past tense of devirilize?
The past tense of devirilize is devirilized.

Words near devirilize in the dictionary

  1. devirginizer
  2. devirginizers
  3. devirginizes
  4. devirginizing
  5. devirilization
  6. devirilize
  7. devirilized
  8. devirilizes
  9. devirilizing
  10. devirtualization
  11. devirtualizations

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