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desexualize

de·se·xua·lize

uncommon

verb

1.

direct one''s libidinous urges into another direction

Synonyms
2.

make infertile

  • “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

Origin

From de- + sexualize.

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