To make hermaphroditic or to cause something to have both male and female characteristics; to combine opposite qualities in something.
From 'hermaphrodite' plus the suffix '-ize,' meaning to cause or make; this verb developed in scientific and literary contexts when describing processes that create mixed characteristics.
This verb is almost never used in actual science now, but when authors used it in older texts, they were imagining transformation and change—which is exactly what evolution does, very slowly, to many species.
Verb form embedding the same mythological/medical pathologizing as 'hermaphroditism'—implies transformation into something 'other' or transgressive.
Avoid in contexts of human identity. If used for botanical/biological phenomena, ensure neutral, non-stigmatizing framing.
["transition","develop dual-sex characteristics (botanical)","express both characteristics"]
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