delibidinize
delibidinize verb: to make no longer an object of sexual urges or attraction.
Verb
delibidinize (third-person singular simple present delibidinizes, present participle delibidinizing, simple past and past participle delibidinized)
- To make no longer an object of sexual urges or attraction.
- In the absence of such checks, it is virtually impossible to "denature" or "delibidinize" learning.1974, Jerome Bruner, Toward a Theory of Instruction, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 144
Forms of delibidinize
| third-person singular present | delibidinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | delibidinizing |
| past participle | delibidinized |
| past | delibidinized |
Origin of delibidinize
From de- + libidinize.
Questions about delibidinize
- What does delibidinize mean?
- Delibidinize means to make no longer an object of sexual urges or attraction.
- What part of speech is delibidinize?
- Delibidinize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of delibidinize?
- The past tense of delibidinize is delibidinized.
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