1. to remove feminine qualities, characteristics, or traits from someone or something
Usage: third person singular present tense

Examples

• The strict military training defeminizes new recruits according to some critics.
• She argues that certain sports culture defeminizes female athletes.
• The harsh environment defeminizes anyone who works there long enough.
• Some believe that competitive business defeminizes women in leadership roles.
• The documentary explores how war defeminizes societies.
• Critics claim the program defeminizes young girls through aggressive competition.