unsex

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unsex Meaning of "unsex"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) deprive of sex or sexual powers
  2. (v) remove the qualities typical of one's sex
  3. (v) make infertile

Synonym(s)

desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize

Usage(s):

  • In 20 years, California sterilized 8% only of the insane and feebleminded committed to her asylums, by an operation that did not unsex any patient.
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