genderize
genderize verb: to bestow gender upon; to make male or female, or assign masculine or feminine qualities to.
Verb
genderize (third-person singular simple present genderizes, present participle genderizing, simple past and past participle genderized)
- To bestow gender upon; to make male or female, or assign masculine or feminine qualities to.
- By genderizing words, society makes sex-discrimination a requirement. Thus, when one sex is stipulated, the other is excluded.1981 April 4, Signe A. Dayhoff, “Sexist Language: You Become Your Label”, in Gay Community News, page 9
- Yet the implications of implicitly genderizing ethical positions in these particular plays may be even more far reaching than it appears on the surface.2002, Helene P Foley, Female Acts in Greek Tragedy
Forms of genderize
| third-person singular present | genderizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | genderizing |
| past participle | genderized |
| past | genderized |
| alternative form | genderise |
Origin of genderize
From gender + -ize.
Words formed from genderize
Questions about genderize
- What does genderize mean?
- Genderize means to bestow gender upon; to make male or female, or assign masculine or feminine qualities to.
- What part of speech is genderize?
- Genderize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of genderize?
- The past tense of genderize is genderized.
Words near genderize in the dictionary
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