desexualise | ||
1. | [ verb ] (psychology) direct one's libidinous urges into another direction | |
Synonyms: | desexualize | |
Related terms: | sublimate | |
2. | [ verb ] (surgery) make infertile | |
Synonyms: | fix desex desexualize unsex sterilise sterilize | |
Examples: | "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilities are sterilized" |
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Related terms: | operate_on alter vasectomize emasculate neutering | |
Similar spelling: |
desexualize |