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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

demasculinize en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + masculinize.

Meanings

  1. To remove the testicles from
  2. To remove the masculine qualities of.
    • Thus far, I have been arguing that Ginsberg's poetry represents an attempt to demasculinize and derationalize American poetry; however, Ginsberg's poetic project also has an aggressively masculine side as well. 2011, James Penner, Pinks, Pansies, and Punks, →ISBN:

Forms

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demasculinized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demasculinized Tense=Past lexicographic
demasculinizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
demasculinizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
demasculinise alternative lexicographic