"lesbianize" meaning in English

See lesbianize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: lesbianizes [present, singular, third-person], lesbianizing [participle, present], lesbianized [participle, past], lesbianized [past]
Etymology: From lesbian + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lesbian|ize}} lesbian + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} lesbianize (third-person singular simple present lesbianizes, present participle lesbianizing, simple past and past participle lesbianized)
  1. (transitive) To make lesbian. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): LGBT Synonyms: lesbianise Derived forms: lesbianization

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Download JSON data for lesbianize meaning in English (1.8kB)

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