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unwomaning

unwomaning is the present participle and gerund of unwoman.

Meaning of unwoman

Verb

unwoman (third-person singular simple present unwomans, present participle unwomaning or unwomanning, simple past and past participle unwomaned or unwomanned)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of feminine qualities, or of the status of womanhood; to unsex.
    • ‘[…] My love, so please you, shall requite
      No woman, whether dark or bright,
      Unwomaned if she be.’1844, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Romaunt of the Page”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 163

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Questions about unwomaning

What is unwomaning the present participle and gerund of?
Unwomaning is the present participle and gerund of unwoman.

Words near unwomaning in the dictionary

  1. unwokes
  2. unwoking
  3. unwolfish
  4. unwoman
  5. unwomaned
  6. unwomaning
  7. unwomanish
  8. unwomanize
  9. unwomanized
  10. unwomanizes
  11. unwomanizing

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