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.
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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
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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.
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desexualize
Past participle: desexualized
Gerund: desexualizing
Imperative |
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desexualize |
desexualize |
Present |
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I desexualize |
you desexualize |
he/she/it desexualizes |
we desexualize |
you desexualize |
they desexualize |
Preterite |
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I desexualized |
you desexualized |
he/she/it desexualized |
we desexualized |
you desexualized |
they desexualized |
Present Continuous |
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I am desexualizing |
you are desexualizing |
he/she/it is desexualizing |
we are desexualizing |
you are desexualizing |
they are desexualizing |
Present Perfect |
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I have desexualized |
you have desexualized |
he/she/it has desexualized |
we have desexualized |
you have desexualized |
they have desexualized |
Past Continuous |
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I was desexualizing |
you were desexualizing |
he/she/it was desexualizing |
we were desexualizing |
you were desexualizing |
they were desexualizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had desexualized |
you had desexualized |
he/she/it had desexualized |
we had desexualized |
you had desexualized |
they had desexualized |
Future |
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I will desexualize |
you will desexualize |
he/she/it will desexualize |
we will desexualize |
you will desexualize |
they will desexualize |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would desexualize |
you would desexualize |
he/she/it would desexualize |
we would desexualize |
you would desexualize |
they would desexualize |
Past Conditional |
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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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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" |
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