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heterosexed

heterosexed is the simple past and past participle of heterosex.

Meaning of heterosex

Verb

heterosex (third-person singular simple present heterosexes, present participle heterosexing, simple past and past participle heterosexed)

  1. (transitive) To make heterosexual.
    • For example, the heterosexing of public space means that while heterosexual couples can hold hands or kiss goodbye in the street, the same behaviour from same-sex couples is likely to attract attention and sometimes verbal or physical sanctions against them.2013, Paul Cloke, Philip Crang, Mark Goodwin, Introducing Human Geographies, page 651

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Questions about heterosexed

What is heterosexed the simple past and past participle of?
Heterosexed is the simple past and past participle of heterosex.

Words near heterosexed in the dictionary

  1. heteroscians
  2. heterosegmental
  3. heterosegmentally
  4. heteroses
  5. heterosex
  6. heterosexed
  7. heterosexes
  8. heterosexing
  9. heterosexism
  10. heterosexisms
  11. heterosexist

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