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 Definitions of unsex  [ʌnˈsɛks]  

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Definition of 'unsex' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) unsex
to deprive of sexual power; spay or castrate.

2.  unsex
to deprive or divest of the qualities deemed appropriate for one's sex.

Etymology:  (1595–1605)

Definition of 'unsex' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) unsex
deprive of sex or sexual powers

2. (verb) unsex
remove the qualities typical of one's sex
"She unsexed herself"

3. (verb) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
make infertile
"in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"


Definition of 'unsex' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) unsex
to deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman



'unsex' - Nearby Entries  

unsettle  unsettled  unsex  unsexed  unsexy  unshackled  unshaded  



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