degender verb3 •To strip of gender; to make genderless or gender-neutral.It follows that a degendering strategy, an attempt to dismantle hegemonic masculinity, is unavoidable[…] — 2005 •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. •(no longer used) To degenerate.And if then those may any vvorse be red, / They into that ere long will be degendered. — 1596 formsdegendered · degendering · degenders