Meaning of degender | Babel Free
Definitions
- To degenerate.
- To strip of gender; to make genderless or gender-neutral.
- 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.
Examples
“And if then thoſe may any vvorſe be red, / They into that ere long will be degendered.”
“It follows that a degendering strategy, an attempt to dismantle hegemonic masculinity, is unavoidable[…]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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