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unsex

un·sex

UK/ʌnˈsɛks/ uncommon

verb

1.

deprive of sex or sexual powers

2.

remove the qualities typical of one''s sex

  • “She unsexed herself”
3.

make infertile

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

From un- + sex.

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