desexualize
verb
de·sex·u·al·ize
| \ (ˌ)dē-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌlīz
, -ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz, -ˈsek-shü-ə-\
, -ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz, -ˈsek-shü-ə-\
desexualized;
desexualizing;
desexualizes
Definition of desexualize
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Other Words from desexualize
desexualization
\ (ˌ)dē-ˌsek-sh(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən
, -ˌsek-shə-lə- , -ˌsek-shü-ə- \
noun
, -ˌsek-shə-lə- , -ˌsek-shü-ə- \
noun
Examples of desexualize in a Sentence
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Participants see the march as an opportunity to normalize and desexualize women’s breasts. — The Know Staff, The Know, "PHOTOS: Topless protesters march down the 16th Street Mall during Denver GoTopless parade," 26 Aug. 2019 Several told me stories of being advised to desexualize themselves, or of choosing to do so. — Hallie Lieberman, New York Times, "Stormy Daniels Isn’t the First Sex Worker to Go Into Comedy," 7 June 2019 But beyond its shiny surface and real estate pornography, the film, is a way to talk about the ways in which older people are desexualized in our culture. — Katie Walsh, kansascity, "In ‘Book Club,’ watching Fonda, Bergen, Keaton and Steenburgen is a guilty pleasure | The Kansas City Star," 17 May 2018 When women become mothers, they are desexualized and hyper-sexualized simultaneously. — Sarah Hosseini, Harper's BAZAAR, "It's Time to Retire the Title of MILF," 11 May 2018 Selfie Saturday was borne out of a desire to desexualize the group a bit, according to Garcia. — NBC News, "'Gay Geeks': An Online Utopia for LGBTQ Gamers, Comic Fans and Trekkies," 16 Oct. 2017 It' so hard to create an online community around the subjects of body, self esteem, woman emancipation and desexualizing nudity. — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, "This 1,001-Photo Project Finds the Beauty in Every Butt," 16 Aug. 2017 The idea for the Captain’s redesign came via DeConnick’s editor, Stephen Wacker, who cited his young daughters as an inspiration to desexualize Carol. — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, "New Brie Larson Concept Art Should Make Captain Marvel Fans Very Happy," 18 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'desexualize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for desexualize
desexualize
transitive verb
de·sex·u·al·ize
variants:
or British desexualise \ (ˈ)dē-ˈseksh-(ə-)wə-ˌlīz, -ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz
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desexualized
or British desexualised;
desexualizing
or British desexualising
Medical Definition of desexualize
1
: to deprive of sexual characters or power
2
: to divest of sexual quality
Other Words from desexualize
desexualization
or British desexualisation \ (ˌ)dē-ˌseksh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌsek-shə-lə-
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noun
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noun