degenderize

[dee-jen-duh-rahyz]

de·gen·der·ize

[dee-jen-duh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), de·gen·der·ized, de·gen·der·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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