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DEFEMINISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does defeminise mean? 

DEFEMINISE (verb)
  The verb DEFEMINISE has 1 sense:

1. remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)play

  Familiarity information: DEFEMINISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFEMINISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they defeminise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it defeminises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: defeminised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: defeminised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: defeminising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

defeminise; defeminize

Hypernyms (to "defeminise" is one way to...):

alter; castrate; neuter; spay (remove the ovaries of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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