verb
- to remove or neutralize gender characteristics, associations, or distinctions from something
Usage: modern usage; often used in discussions of language, identity, or social policy
Examples
- Some schools have decided to degender their uniforms to make them more inclusive.
- The organization worked to degender job titles by using neutral language in all postings.
- Efforts to degender bathrooms have sparked debate in several communities.
- The author chose to degender the main character to avoid stereotypes.
- Language reformers advocate to degender pronouns in formal writing.