unsex
unsex · unsexes · unsexed · unsexing
To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristicsTo deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.
/ʌnˈsɛks/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.
deprive of sex or sexual powers
(transitive)To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate.
Forms
unsexes, unsexing, unsexed, unsexedSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- make infertile:sterilizesterilisedesexdesexualizedesexualisefix
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle