DEFEMINIZE

Meaning of DEFEMINIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈfe-mə-ˌnīz ]

transitive verb

Date: 1907

: to divest of feminine qualities or characteristics : masculinize

• de·fem·i·ni·za·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌfe-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

DEFEMINIZE — transitive verb Date: 1907 to divest of feminine qualities or characteristics ; masculinize , defeminization noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEFEMINIZE — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: de- + femin ine + -ize : to divest of feminine qualities or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFEMINIZE — v.t., defeminized, defeminizing .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFEMINIZE — v. negate femininity, remove feminine characteristics; remove ovaries of female mammals (also defeminise)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEFEMINIZE — [de.fem.i.nize] vt (1907): to divest of feminine qualities or characteristics: masculinize -- de.fem.i.ni.za.tion n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEFEMINIZE — v. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' fe-m ə - ˌ n ī z Function: transitive verb Date: 1907 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEFEMINIZATION — noun see: defeminize
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEFEMINISE — v. negate femininity, remove feminine characteristics; remove ovaries of female mammals (also defeminize)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEFEMINIZATION — see defeminize
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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