UNSEX

sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix

(verb) make infertile; “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

unsex

(verb) remove the qualities typical of one’s sex; “She unsexed herself”

unsex

(verb) deprive of sex or sexual powers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unsex (third-person singular simple present unsexes, present participle unsexing, simple past and past participle unsexed)

To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.

To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate.

Anagrams

• UN*Xes, nexus, nexûs, nexūs

Source: Wiktionary


Un*sex", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unsexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unsexing.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + sex.]

Definition: To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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