un·sex

(ŭn-sĕks′)

tr.v. un·sexed, un·sex·ing, un·sex·es

1. To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.

2. To castrate.

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unsexed

(ʌnˈsɛkst)

adj

1. deprived of sexual attributes

2. (Zoology) not having been identified as male or female

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