 desexualize |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (psychology) direct one's libidinous urges into another direction | |
| Synonyms: | desexualise | |
| Related terms: | sublimate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (surgery) make infertile | |
| Synonyms: | fix desex unsex desexualise 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: |
desexualise |
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