"desex" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desexes [present, singular, third-person], desexing [participle, present], desexed [participle, past], desexed [past]
Etymology: de- + sex Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|sex}} de- + sex Head templates: {{en-verb}} desex (third-person singular simple present desexes, present participle desexing, simple past and past participle desexed)
  1. (transitive) To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often via physical sterilization. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-desex-en-verb-Ryup8e8F
  2. (transitive) To desexualize. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-desex-en-verb-jSBGz3tQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unsex

Inflected forms

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