/dee jen"deuh ruyz'/ , v.t., degenderized, degenderizing .
1. to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies.
2. to rid of unnecessary reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex: to degenderize textbooks; to degenderize one's vocabulary.
Also, degender; esp. Brit., degenderise .
[ DE- + GENDER + -IZE ]