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desexualize

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de·sex·u·al·ize  (d-sksh--lz)
tr.v. de·sex·u·al·ized, de·sex·u·al·iz·ing, de·sex·u·al·iz·es
1. To take away the sexual quality of.
2. To desex.
de·sexu·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.
desexualize, desexualise [diːˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz]
vb
(Medicine / Surgery) (tr) to deprive of sexual characteristics by the surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries; castrate or spay Often shortened to desex [diːˈsɛks]
desexualization , desexualisation n
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Verb1.desexualize - direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
desexualise
sublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activities
2.desexualize - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
desex, desexualise, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix
neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate - remove the testicles of a male animal
vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"


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