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DEFEMINISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they defeminise ... he / she / it defeminises
Past simple: defeminised
-ing form: defeminising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
Synonyms:
defeminise; defeminize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "defeminise" is one way to...):
alter; castrate; neuter; spay (remove the ovaries of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something