lesbianize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈlez.bi.əˌnaɪz/
Etymology
From lesbian + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make lesbian.
Thus the poem lesbianises a myth of heterosexual conflict.
1993, Emma Donoghue, Passions Between Women, Bello, published 2014, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lesbianizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lesbianized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lesbianized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lesbianise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lesbianizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |