"overgenderize" meaning in English

See overgenderize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: overgenderizes [present, singular, third-person], overgenderizing [participle, present], overgenderized [participle, past], overgenderized [past]
Etymology: over- + genderize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|genderize}} over- + genderize Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgenderize (third-person singular simple present overgenderizes, present participle overgenderizing, simple past and past participle overgenderized)
  1. (rare) To genderize too much; to unnecessarily assign masculine or feminine qualities to. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-overgenderize-en-verb-lTYfNgNt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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