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de·sex·u·al·ize (dē-sĕk′sho͞o-ə-līz′) tr.v. de·sex·u·al·ized ,
de·sex·u·al·iz·ing ,
de·sex·u·al·iz·es 1. To take away the sexual quality of.
2. To desex.
de·sex′u·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
desexualize (diːˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz ) or desexualise vb (Surgery) (tr ) to deprive of sexual characteristics by the surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries; castrate or spay. Often shortened to: desex
deˌsexualiˈzation , deˌsexualiˈsation n
de•sex•u•al•ize (diˈsɛk ʃu əˌlaɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to deprive of sexual character.
[1890–95]
de•sex`u•al•i•za′tion, n.
desexualize Past participle: desexualizedGerund: desexualizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative desexualize desexualize
Present I desexualize you desexualize he/she/it desexualizes we desexualize you desexualize they desexualize
Preterite I desexualized you desexualized he/she/it desexualized we desexualized you desexualized they desexualized
Present Continuous I am desexualizing you are desexualizing he/she/it is desexualizing we are desexualizing you are desexualizing they are desexualizing
Present Perfect I have desexualized you have desexualized he/she/it has desexualized we have desexualized you have desexualized they have desexualized
Past Continuous I was desexualizing you were desexualizing he/she/it was desexualizing we were desexualizing you were desexualizing they were desexualizing
Past Perfect I had desexualized you had desexualized he/she/it had desexualized we had desexualized you had desexualized they had desexualized
Future I will desexualize you will desexualize he/she/it will desexualize we will desexualize you will desexualize they will desexualize
Future Perfect I will have desexualized you will have desexualized he/she/it will have desexualized we will have desexualized you will have desexualized they will have desexualized
Future Continuous I will be desexualizing you will be desexualizing he/she/it will be desexualizing we will be desexualizing you will be desexualizing they will be desexualizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been desexualizing you have been desexualizing he/she/it has been desexualizing we have been desexualizing you have been desexualizing they have been desexualizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been desexualizing you will have been desexualizing he/she/it will have been desexualizing we will have been desexualizing you will have been desexualizing they will have been desexualizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been desexualizing you had been desexualizing he/she/it had been desexualizing we had been desexualizing you had been desexualizing they had been desexualizing
Conditional I would desexualize you would desexualize he/she/it would desexualize we would desexualize you would desexualize they would desexualize
Past Conditional I would have desexualized you would have desexualized he/she/it would have desexualized we would have desexualized you would have desexualized they would have desexualized
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. desexualize - direct one's libidinous urges into another directionsublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activities
2. desexualize - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"vasectomise ,
vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
operate on ,
operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"