unsex

Definition of Unsex in English :

1. unsex

deprive of sex or sexual powers

2. unsex

remove the qualities typical of one's sex

Example Sentences:
'She unsexed herself'

make infertile

Example Sentences:
'in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unsex

verb (transitive)

mainly literary

to deprive (a person) of the attributes of his or her sex, esp to make a woman more callous

verb transitive

1.

to deprive of sexual power

2.

to deprive of the qualities considered characteristic of one's sex; esp., to make unwomanly

tr.v. un·sexed, un·sex·ing, un·sex·es

1. To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.

2. To castrate.