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defeminize

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb defeminize has 1 sense
  1. defeminize, defeminise - remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
    --1 is one way to alter, neuter, spay, castrate
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Defeminize

Part of speech: Verb

Definition 1: To remove or reduce feminine qualities or characteristics from someone or something.

Example sentence 1: The society's expectation of women to behave in a certain way often leads to attempts to defeminize them.

Example sentence 2: The fashion industry has come under criticism for promoting unrealistic body image ideals that can defeminize women.

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Definition 2: To make someone or something appear less feminine or belonging to females.

Example sentence 1: The costume designer had to defeminize the actress for her role as a tomboy in the play.

Example sentence 2: The marketing campaign aimed at defeminizing the product packaging to attract a wider audience.

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