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degender

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de⋅gen⋅der⋅ize

[dee-jen-duh-rahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies.
2. to rid of unnecessary reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex: to degenderize textbooks; to degenderize one's vocabulary.
Also, de⋅gen⋅der; especially British, de⋅gen⋅der⋅ise.


Origin:
de- + gender + -ize
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de·gen·der   (dē-jěn'dər)   
tr.v.   de·gen·dered, de·gen·der·ing, de·gen·ders
To make gender-neutral, as by eliminating reference to gender or sex.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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