"queerize" meaning in English

See queerize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: queerizes [present, singular, third-person], queerizing [participle, present], queerized [participle, past], queerized [past]
Etymology: From queer + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|queer|ize}} queer + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} queerize (third-person singular simple present queerizes, present participle queerizing, simple past and past participle queerized)
  1. (transitive) To make queer (homosexual, transgender, etc.); to queer. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): LGBTQ

Inflected forms

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