desexv.

Brit.

/ˌdiːˈsɛks/, U.S.

/ˌdiˈsɛks/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, sex n.¹

Etymology: < de- prefix + sex n.¹ Compare earlier unsex v. and desexualize v.Compare also desexing n. With sense 2 compare earlier desexed adj.

a. transitive. To cause (a woman) to become unfeminine or (a man) unmanly by removing, suppressing, or concealing the qualities, attributes, or characteristics conventionally associated with that sex or gender; to make (someone) sexually unattractive in this way. Cf. unsex v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [verb (transitive)] > deprive of sex or gender

unsexa1616

desexualize1863

desex1889

asexualize1914

degender1965

1889 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 30 June 6/2 The life of the stage desexes somewhat all women, even when it does not actually demoralize them for the place of wives to men who are not actors.

1895 Vassar Misc. Jan. 179 Whether college education desexes or dehumanizes women, he..considers favourably settled.

1945 N.Y. Herald Tribune 25 July 19/3 It was amazing how a virile G.I. could de-sex himself.., cuddle up to another G.I., and look like a sweet little Wac when passing an M.P. control point.

1991 Women 2 144 Selina effectively desexes her husband, reclaiming him only as pre-phallic, ungendered child.

2012 D. Stabenow Restless in Grave 281 With the bulk of jacket and jeans beneath it the hoodie was voluminous enough to totally desex her.

b. transitive. To remove sexual content, character, or associations from. Cf. desexualize v. 3.

ΚΠ

1950 Mail (Adelaide) 5 Aug. 28/5 The film has been de-sexed to conform with present-day Hollywood standards.

1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xii. 212 Small changes of pitch therefore tend not to change the apparent sex of a voice, but rather to de-sex it.

2002 E. L. Saak High Way to Heaven iii. 304 If it [sc. male sexuality] could be projected onto an unreal woman,..a woman who too had already been de-sexed, a perfect woman, the Virgin Mary, that was then permissible.

c. transitive. spec. To remove gender distinctions from (language, culture, etc.).

ΚΠ

1974 Univ. Michigan Papers in Women's Stud. Feb. 61 A thorough-going program of de-sexing the language would require the Ms. and Mr. address forms to be replaced by a neutral form, such as M.

1988 M. Bradbury Unsent Lett. 141 A lady who has scraped off most of her hair and is always dressed for parachuting, has insisted that the entire syllabus be ‘desexed’.

2015 B. Frank Frank iv. 118 I was tired of having to desex my pronouns.

2. transitive. To deprive of the ability to reproduce, typically by removing or limiting the function of the sexual organs through surgery or the use of drugs; spec. to castrate or spay (an animal); to neuter. Cf. desexualize v. 2.In the specific sense the usual term in Australia and New Zealand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > infertile [verb (transitive)] > castrate or spay

unsex1849

desex1892

1892 Amer. Gynecol. Jrnl. July 398 Physicians..desex women for diseases which are..less dangerous, than those which are liable to attack..the appendix vermiformis.

1905 P. R. Mehta Elements Agric. Bombay Presidency iii. iv. 317 In Khándesh the animals are desexed by twisting the spermatic cord without opening the scrotal sac.

1928 Time 16 Jan. 18 Those who show themselves to be morons should be de-sexed before they reach the reproductive stage.

1959 Life 21 Dec. 29/2 No longer will chickens be lined up to be shot with a hormone named stilbestrol which desexes them.

2015 Observer (Gladstone, Queensland) (Nexis) 3 Aug. 5 Currently, dog and cat owners are not required by law to desex their animals but this could change.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	desex
释义	desexv. Brit. /ˌdiːˈsɛks/, U.S. /ˌdiˈsɛks/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, sex n.¹ Etymology: < de- prefix + sex n.¹ Compare earlier unsex v. and desexualize v.Compare also desexing n. With sense 2 compare earlier desexed adj. 1. a. transitive. To cause (a woman) to become unfeminine or (a man) unmanly by removing, suppressing, or concealing the qualities, attributes, or characteristics conventionally associated with that sex or gender; to make (someone) sexually unattractive in this way. Cf. unsex v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [verb (transitive)] > deprive of sex or gender unsexa1616 desexualize1863 desex1889 asexualize1914 degender1965 1889 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 30 June 6/2 The life of the stage desexes somewhat all women, even when it does not actually demoralize them for the place of wives to men who are not actors. 1895 Vassar Misc. Jan. 179 Whether college education desexes or dehumanizes women, he..considers favourably settled. 1945 N.Y. Herald Tribune 25 July 19/3 It was amazing how a virile G.I. could de-sex himself.., cuddle up to another G.I., and look like a sweet little Wac when passing an M.P. control point. 1991 Women 2 144 Selina effectively desexes her husband, reclaiming him only as pre-phallic, ungendered child. 2012 D. Stabenow Restless in Grave 281 With the bulk of jacket and jeans beneath it the hoodie was voluminous enough to totally desex her. b. transitive. To remove sexual content, character, or associations from. Cf. desexualize v. 3. ΚΠ 1950 Mail (Adelaide) 5 Aug. 28/5 The film has been de-sexed to conform with present-day Hollywood standards. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio xii. 212 Small changes of pitch therefore tend not to change the apparent sex of a voice, but rather to de-sex it. 2002 E. L. Saak High Way to Heaven iii. 304 If it [sc. male sexuality] could be projected onto an unreal woman,..a woman who too had already been de-sexed, a perfect woman, the Virgin Mary, that was then permissible. c. transitive. spec. To remove gender distinctions from (language, culture, etc.). ΚΠ 1974 Univ. Michigan Papers in Women's Stud. Feb. 61 A thorough-going program of de-sexing the language would require the Ms. and Mr. address forms to be replaced by a neutral form, such as M. 1988 M. Bradbury Unsent Lett. 141 A lady who has scraped off most of her hair and is always dressed for parachuting, has insisted that the entire syllabus be ‘desexed’. 2015 B. Frank Frank iv. 118 I was tired of having to desex my pronouns. 2. transitive. To deprive of the ability to reproduce, typically by removing or limiting the function of the sexual organs through surgery or the use of drugs; spec. to castrate or spay (an animal); to neuter. Cf. desexualize v. 2.In the specific sense the usual term in Australia and New Zealand. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > infertile [verb (transitive)] > castrate or spay unsex1849 desex1892 1892 Amer. Gynecol. Jrnl. July 398 Physicians..desex women for diseases which are..less dangerous, than those which are liable to attack..the appendix vermiformis. 1905 P. R. Mehta Elements Agric. Bombay Presidency iii. iv. 317 In Khándesh the animals are desexed by twisting the spermatic cord without opening the scrotal sac. 1928 Time 16 Jan. 18 Those who show themselves to be morons should be de-sexed before they reach the reproductive stage. 1959 Life 21 Dec. 29/2 No longer will chickens be lined up to be shot with a hormone named stilbestrol which desexes them. 2015 Observer (Gladstone, Queensland) (Nexis) 3 Aug. 5 Currently, dog and cat owners are not required by law to desex their animals but this could change. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1889
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