English verb: desex | |||
1. | desex (body) make infertile | ||
Samples | In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized. | ||
Synonyms | desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | operate, operate on | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alter, castrate, castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, neuter, spay, vasectomise, vasectomize | ||