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defeminize
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de·fem·i·nize  (d-fm-nz)
tr.v. de·fem·i·nized, de·fem·i·niz·ing, de·fem·i·niz·es
To divest of feminine traits, qualities, or characteristics.
de·femi·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
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Verb1.defeminize - remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
defeminise
neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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However, the promotion of the idea that the women men leave behind can only cope by defeminizing themselves and abandoning their traditional roles (and necessitating the introduction of foreigners in order to restabilize society), as supported by Eowyn's failure to fulfill the role of war bride-left-behind, is a very unsettling one to all but the most ardent feminists--unless one reads it as a subtle condemnation, on Tolkien's part, of war as a disturber of a valuable social equilibrium.
At home and abroad: Eowyn's two-fold figuring as war bride in The ... by Smith, Melissa / Mythlore
Therefore, exposure of the female brain to exogenous steroids, including estrogenic EDCs, during critically sensitive stages of development can have masculinizing or defeminizing effects (Atanassova et al.
Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on estrogen receptor-[beta] ... by Gore, Andrea C. / Environmental Health Perspectives
On the other hand, 46 XY individuals with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (cAIS) who still respond to estrogens are identified as women and speak against the defeminizing role of estrogens.
Sexual Orientation: Toward Biological Understanding by Hershberger, Scott L. / The Journal of Sex Research
 
 
 
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