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Definition of Unsex
1. Verb. Deprive of sex or sexual powers.
2. Verb. Remove the qualities typical of one's sex. "She unsexed herself"
3. Verb. Make infertile. "In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
Specialized synonyms: Alter, Castrate, Neuter, Spay, Castrate, Demasculinise, Demasculinize, Emasculate, Vasectomise, Vasectomize
Generic synonyms: Operate, Operate On
Derivative terms: Fixing, Sterilisation, Sterilization
Definition of Unsex
1. v. t. To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.
2. v. t. To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.
Definition of Unsex
1. Verb. To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics ¹
2. Verb. To sterilize ¹
3. Verb. To castrate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Unsex
1. to deprive of sexual power [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Unsex
1. To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; especially, to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman. Origin: 1st pref. Un- + sex. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Unsex
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