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neuter vs defeminize

defeminize vs neuter

neuter is a noun but defeminize is not a noun.

neuter is an adjective but defeminize is not an adjective.

neuter and defeminize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neuter Yes Yes Yes No
defeminize No No Yes No
As verbs, defeminize is a hyponym of neuter; that is, defeminize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neuter:
  • neuter: remove the ovaries of
  • defeminize: remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
Other hyponyms of neuter include defeminise.
neuter (noun) defeminize (noun)
a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
neuter (adjective) defeminize (adjective)
neither male nor female (of grammatical gender)
having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
neuter (verb) defeminize (verb)
remove the ovaries of remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
Difference between neuter and defeminize

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