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regender

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To gender anew (and differently).

To cause (a person) to be seen to have a (new, different) gender identity or role.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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verb

Meaning 2

To gender anew (and differently).

To cause (a thing or subject) to be gendered in a new or different way; to be associated with a new gender or with new genders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Old French gendrebor. Middle English gendre English gender English regender From re- + gender.