"genderize" meaning in English

See genderize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: genderizes [present, singular, third-person], genderizing [participle, present], genderized [participle, past], genderized [past]
Etymology: gender + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gender|ize}} gender + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} genderize (third-person singular simple present genderizes, present participle genderizing, simple past and past participle genderized)
  1. (transitive) To bestow gender upon; to make male or female, or assign masculine or feminine qualities to. Tags: transitive Synonyms: genderise Derived forms: degenderize, overgenderize Translations (to bestow gender upon): sukupuolittaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-genderize-en-verb-kbAvczhr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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