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overgenderizing

overgenderizing is the present participle and gerund of overgenderize.

Meaning of overgenderize

Verb

overgenderize (third-person singular simple present overgenderizes, present participle overgenderizing, simple past and past participle overgenderized)

  1. (rare) To genderize too much; to unnecessarily assign masculine or feminine qualities to.
    • Overgenderizing is not merely a response ...1990, Sociological Viewpoints

Questions about overgenderizing

What is overgenderizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overgenderizing is the present participle and gerund of overgenderize.

Words near overgenderizing in the dictionary

  1. overgears
  2. overgenderization
  3. overgenderize
  4. overgenderized
  5. overgenderizes
  6. overgenderizing
  7. overgeneral
  8. overgeneralisation
  9. overgeneralisations
  10. overgeneralise
  11. overgeneralised

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