desexualise

Found in thesaurus: sublimate, operate, operate on

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desexualise (Brit.)
v. castrate or spay; remove sexist elements from; take away sex or sex appeal (also desexualize)

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desexualise

Verb
1. direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
(synonym) desexualize
(hypernym) sublimate
2. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
(synonym) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, fix
(hypernym) operate on, operate
(hyponym) alter, neuter, spay, castrate


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desexualise (Brit.)
v. avseksualisere, ta vekk kjønn eller erotisk tiltrekningkraft; kastrere eller sterilisere; fjerne kjønn

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desexualise (Brit.)
v. deseksualisere, kastrere eller sterilisere; fjerne kønsdiskriminerende elementer fra; fjerne sex eller sex appeal (også desexualize)