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desexing

desexing is the present participle and gerund 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 desexing

What is desexing the present participle and gerund of?
Desexing is the present participle and gerund of desex.

Words near desexing in the dictionary

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

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