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unwomanning

unwomanning 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 unwomanning

What is unwomanning the present participle and gerund of?
Unwomanning is the present participle and gerund of unwoman.

Words near unwomanning in the dictionary

  1. unwomanizing
  2. unwomanlike
  3. unwomanliness
  4. unwomanly
  5. unwomanned
  6. unwomanning
  7. unwomans
  8. unwomb
  9. unwombed
  10. unwombing
  11. unwombs

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