Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degender

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-gen-der
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To strip of gender; to make genderless or gender-neutral.

Transitive verb

verb

To refer to (someone) with terms that avoid mentioning their gender, such as calling a woman "they" or using "my partner" to refer to one's girlfriend.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And if then thoſe may any vvorſe be red, / They into that ere long will be degendered."
"It follows that a degendering strategy, an attempt to dismantle hegemonic masculinity, is unavoidable[…]"

Etymology

From Latin dēgenerāre.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Inflected Forms

degenders (present, singular) degendering (participle, present) degendered (participle, past) degendered (past) degener (alternative) ungender (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ungender misgender

Questions

What does degender mean?: To degenerate.
Where does degender come from?: From Latin dēgenerāre.

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