"degender" meaning in English

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        "(intransitive, obsolete) To degenerate."
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        "(transitive) To strip of gender; to make genderless or gender-neutral."
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        "(transitive) 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."
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