desex

[ dee-seks ]
/ diˈsɛks /

verb (used with object)

Veterinary Surgery. to castrate or spay.
to deprive of sex, sex appeal, or sexual interest.
to remove elements of sexism from; degenderize: a campaign to desex business writing.

Origin of desex

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + sex

Example sentences from the Web for desex

  • When it becomes necessary to desex men, the resulting condition is infantile, not female.

    Taboo and Genetics |Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

Medical definitions for desex

desex
[ dē-sĕks ]

v.

To remove part or all of the reproductive organs of.