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dewomanize

dewomanize verb: to deprive a woman of womanly or female qualities or characteristics.

Verb

dewomanize (third-person singular simple present dewomanizes, present participle dewomanizing, simple past and past participle dewomanized)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To deprive a woman of womanly or female qualities or characteristics.

Forms of dewomanize

third-person singular presentdewomanizes
present participledewomanizing
past participledewomanized
pastdewomanized
alternative formdewomanise

Origin of dewomanize

From de- + womanize.

Words formed from dewomanize

Questions about dewomanize

What does dewomanize mean?
Dewomanize means to deprive a woman of womanly or female qualities or characteristics.
What part of speech is dewomanize?
Dewomanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dewomanize?
The past tense of dewomanize is dewomanized.

Words near dewomanize in the dictionary

  1. dewomanise
  2. dewomanised
  3. dewomanises
  4. dewomanising
  5. dewomanization
  6. dewomanize
  7. dewomanized
  8. dewomanizes
  9. dewomanizing
  10. DeWoody
  11. DeWoodys

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