degender
Etymology
From Latin dēgenerāre.
degender means to degenerate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
verb
- To degenerate.“And if then thoſe may any vvorſe be red, / They into that ere long will be degendered.”
- To strip of gender; to make genderless or gender-neutral.“It follows that a degendering strategy, an attempt to dismantle hegemonic masculinity, is unavoidable[…]”
- 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.