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unsex

verb

Deprive of sex or sexual powers

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
U
Ends with
X
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B1

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verb

  1. Deprive of sex or sexual powers

verb

  1. Remove the qualities typical of one's sex

    “She unsexed herself”

verb

  1. Make infertile

    “In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilities are sterilized”

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She unsexed herself
In some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilities are sterilized

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