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desexes

desexes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of desex.

Meaning of desex

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.
  2. (transitive) To desexualize.
    • The Bronski Beat doesn't hint and flirt; it delivers. There's no artsy and safe vagueness behind "Need a Man Blues": […] The group hasn't desexed itself even to make a video.1985 August 10, Walta Borawski, “Sex, Liberation and Rock n' Roll”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 5, page 6

Questions about desexes

What is desexes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Desexes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of desex.

Words near desexes in the dictionary

  1. desethylsimazine
  2. desetope
  3. desetopes
  4. desex
  5. desexed
  6. desexes
  7. desexing
  8. desexualisation
  9. desexualisations
  10. desexualise
  11. desexualised

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