degender

verb

1. (intransitive, obsolete)To degenerate.

   “And if then thoſe may any vvorſe be red, / They into that ere long will be degendered.”

2. (transitive)To strip of gender; to make genderless or gender-neutral.

   “It follows that a degendering strategy, an attempt to dismantle hegemonic masculinity, is unavoidable[…]”

3. (transitive)To refer to (someone) with terms that avoid mentioning their gender, such as calling a woman "they" or using "my partner" to refer to one's girlfriend.