defeminize
de·fem·i·nize
transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈfe-mə-ˌnīz\Definition of DEFEMINIZE
: to divest of feminine qualities or characteristics : masculinize
— de·fem·i·ni·za·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌfe-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
First Known Use of DEFEMINIZE
1907
Rhymes with DEFEMINIZE
accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize
de·fem·i·nize
transitive verb (Medical Dictionary)de·fem·i·nizedor British ; de·fem·i·nised; de·fem·i·niz·ingor British ; de·fem·i·nis·ing
Medical Definition of DEFEMINIZE
: to divest of feminine qualities or physical characteristics : masculinize
—de·fem·i·ni·za·tion or British de·fem·i·ni·sa·tion \-ˌfem-ə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ (audio pronunciation) noun
Variants of DEFEMINIZE
de·fem·i·nize or British de·fem·i·nise \(ˈ)dē-ˈfem-ə-ˌnīz\ (audio pronunciation)
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