Meanings
verbdesex (third-person singular simple present desexes, present participle desexing, simple past and past participle desexed)
present singular third person desexes · participle present desexing · participle past desexed · past desexed
- transitiveTo remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often via physical sterilization.
- transitiveTo 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishsex
- Englishdesex
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Cite this entry
APA
desex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desex
MLA
“desex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desex. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desex.
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