desex

verb — 2 senses

desex

verb

Etymology From de- + sex.

1

To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often via physical sterilization.

2

To desexualize.

  • The Bronski Beat doesn't hint and flirt; it delivers. There's no artsy and safe vagueness behind "Need a Man Blues": […] The group hasn't desexed itself even to make a video.1985 August 10, Walta Borawski, “Sex, Liberation and Rock n' Roll”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 5, page 6:
Related terms
unsex

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.

Learn more