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 | ||