Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make gender-based distinctions within or among.
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- verb transitive To bestow
gender upon; to make male or female.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was a pretty explicit effort to genderize energy politics.
Keith Harrington: Energy Machismo and White House Solar Panels 2010
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One point it about Jacob, I think personally it's funny how you automatically genderize the relationship putting value on her need and dependence on a man but you are the one who is really only seeing the world as male or female instead of people.
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Behaviour is not something that is natural to any individual; from the moment of birth when the doctor announces it’s a boy, we begin to genderize the body.
Vatican Official Blames Radical Feminism For The Decline Of Manhood Renee 2009
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Behaviour is not something that is natural to any individual; from the moment of birth when the doctor announces it’s a boy, we begin to genderize the body.
Archive 2009-02-01 Renee 2009
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If Richard does genderize his examples, you’re pissed off because he’s being a sexist.
Boyfriend Gets Life Sentence Under “Fetal Protection” Law 2005
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If he doesn’t genderize his examples, you’re pissed off because he’s misrepresenting reality.
Boyfriend Gets Life Sentence Under “Fetal Protection” Law 2005
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