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The past tense form of 'defeminize' is defeminized. Example: She defeminized her appearance by cutting her hair short. (She defeminized her appearance by cutting her hair short.)

Definition of “defeminize”

to remove or eliminate feminine qualities or characteristics from someone or something
to make someone or something less feminine

Tense sentence structure and examples:

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed

Past Simple	defeminized
Past Continuous	defeminizing
Past Perfect	defeminized

Past Simple

The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.

Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)

Example

The company defeminized its brand image to attract more male customers.

Example

She defeminized her wardrobe by getting rid of all the dresses.

Past Continuous

The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.

Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)

Example

At that time, she was defeminizing her home decor.

Example

I wasn't defeminizing my personality; I was just being true to myself.

Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.

Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)

Example

By the time she finished her transformation, she had defeminized every aspect of her life.

Example

He had defeminized his behavior before entering the military.

Is defeminized an irregular verb in the past?

No, "defeminized" is not an irregular past tense verb.

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