delibidinize

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verb

To make no longer an object of libido.

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Meanings

verbdelibidinize (third-person singular simple present delibidinizes, present participle delibidinizing, simple past and past participle delibidinized)

present singular third person delibidinizes · participle present delibidinizing · participle past delibidinized · past delibidinized

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo make no longer an object of libido.

    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

Origin

From de- + libidinize.

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APA

delibidinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibidinize

MLA

“delibidinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibidinize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delibidinize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delibidinize.

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