verb
- to assign or attribute a gender to something; to make something gendered or gender-specific
Usage: often used in academic, social, or linguistic contexts; can be used critically to describe the process of imposing gender categories
Examples
- The toy industry tends to genderize products by using pink for girls and blue for boys.
- Linguists study how languages genderize nouns and adjectives.
- Some educators argue that schools should not genderize classroom activities.
- Marketing campaigns often genderize consumer goods unnecessarily.
- The movement seeks to degenderize fashion and allow people to wear what they prefer.