desex

[ dee-seks ]

verb (used with object)

1. Veterinary Surgery. to castrate or spay.
2. to deprive of sex, sex appeal, or sexual interest.
3. to remove elements of sexism from; degenderize:

   a campaign to desex business writing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of desex¹

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + sex

Example Sentences

When it becomes necessary to desex men, the resulting condition is infantile, not female.

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