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Meaning of "desexualize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESEXUALIZE

desexualize  [diːˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESEXUALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Desexualize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb desexualize in English.

WHAT DOES DESEXUALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of desexualize in the English dictionary

The definition of desexualize in the dictionary is to deprive of sexual characteristics by the surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries; castrate or spay Often shortened to: desex,.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESEXUALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I desexualize
you desexualize
he/she/it desexualizes
we desexualize
you desexualize
they desexualize
Present continuous
I am desexualizing
you are desexualizing
he/she/it is desexualizing
we are desexualizing
you are desexualizing
they are desexualizing
Present perfect
I have desexualized
you have desexualized
he/she/it has desexualized
we have desexualized
you have desexualized
they have desexualized
Present perfect continuous
I have been desexualizing
you have been desexualizing
he/she/it has been desexualizing
we have been desexualizing
you have been desexualizing
they have been desexualizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I desexualized
you desexualized
he/she/it desexualized
we desexualized
you desexualized
they desexualized
Past continuous
I was desexualizing
you were desexualizing
he/she/it was desexualizing
we were desexualizing
you were desexualizing
they were desexualizing
Past perfect
I had desexualized
you had desexualized
he/she/it had desexualized
we had desexualized
you had desexualized
they had desexualized
Past perfect continuous
I had been desexualizing
you had been desexualizing
he/she/it had been desexualizing
we had been desexualizing
you had been desexualizing
they had been desexualizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will desexualize
you will desexualize
he/she/it will desexualize
we will desexualize
you will desexualize
they will desexualize
Future continuous
I will be desexualizing
you will be desexualizing
he/she/it will be desexualizing
we will be desexualizing
you will be desexualizing
they will be desexualizing
Future perfect
I will have desexualized
you will have desexualized
he/she/it will have desexualized
we will have desexualized
you will have desexualized
they will have desexualized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been desexualizing
you will have been desexualizing
he/she/it will have been desexualizing
we will have been desexualizing
you will have been desexualizing
they will have been desexualizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would desexualize
you would desexualize
he/she/it would desexualize
we would desexualize
you would desexualize
they would desexualize
Conditional continuous
I would be desexualizing
you would be desexualizing
he/she/it would be desexualizing
we would be desexualizing
you would be desexualizing
they would be desexualizing
Conditional perfect
I would have desexualize
you would have desexualize
he/she/it would have desexualize
we would have desexualize
you would have desexualize
they would have desexualize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been desexualizing
you would have been desexualizing
he/she/it would have been desexualizing
we would have been desexualizing
you would have been desexualizing
they would have been desexualizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you desexualize
we let´s desexualize
you desexualize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to desexualize
Past participle
desexualized
Present Participle
desexualizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESEXUALIZE


actualise
ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz
actualize
ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz
conceptualize
kənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz
contextualise
kənˈtekstjʊəˌlaɪz
contextualize
kənˈtɛkstjʊəˌlaɪz
individualise
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəˌlaɪz
individualize
ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəˌlaɪz
intellectualize
ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəˌlaɪz
mutualise
ˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
mutualize
ˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
reconceptualise
ˌriːkənˈsɛptjʊəˌlaɪz
reconceptualize
ˌriːkənˈsɛptʃʊəˌlaɪz
sensualize
ˈsɛnʃʊəˌlaɪz
sexualize
ˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz
spiritualize
ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlaɪz
unsensualize
ʌnˈsɛnʃʊəˌlaɪz
virtualise
ˈvɜːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
virtualize
ˈvɜːtʃʊəˌlaɪz
visualize
ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪz
vowelize
ˈvaʊəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESEXUALIZE

desertification
desertify
desertion
desertisation
desertization
desertless
deserts
deserve
deserved
deservedly
deservedness
deserver
deserving
deservingly
deservingness
desex
desexualisation
desexualise
desexualization
deshabille

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESEXUALIZE

Belize
capitalize
crystalize
decriminalize
finalize
generalize
immortalize
initialize
legalize
localize
marginalize
materialize
nationalize
neutralize
normalize
personalize
realize
revitalize
socialize
specialize
vandalize

Synonyms and antonyms of desexualize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «desexualize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESEXUALIZE

Find out the translation of desexualize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of desexualize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «desexualize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

desexualize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desexualize
570 millions of speakers

English

desexualize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

desexualize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يخصي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

desexualize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dessexualizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

desexualize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désexualiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disipkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

desexualize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

desexualize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

desexualize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desexualize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

desexualize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

desexualize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असम्बद्धता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

desexualize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

desexualize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

desexualize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

desexualize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desexualize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

desexualize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

desexualize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desexualize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desexualize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desexualize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESEXUALIZE»

The term «desexualize» is normally little used and occupies the 126.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESEXUALIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «desexualize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «desexualize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about desexualize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESEXUALIZE»

Discover the use of desexualize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desexualize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
French Toast for Breakfast: Declaring Peace with Emotional ...
Those who make their bodies large through bingeing may also be trying to desexualize themselves. "The more space my body takes up, the more distance there is between you and me." To lose that "protection" can feel dangerous and scary.
Mary Anne Cohen, 1995
2
AsiaPacifiQueer: Rethinking Genders and Sexualities
Defeminization as a Self-Defense Strategy against Male Sexual Assault Being defined as the physically weaker and sexually vulnerable sex in a maledominant society, it is not uncommon for women to desexualize themselves in situations ...
Fran Martin, 2008
3
Close Relationships: Perspectives on the Meaning of Intimacy
Men wanted to desexualize relationships to maintain their domination; women wanted to desexualize relationships to limit male domination. The relationship of desexualization to domination can best be understood in terms of the finer ...
George Klaus Levinger, Harold L. Raush, 1977
4
Contemporary Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia
... are used to police disabled and homosexual representations. Hence, I offer a new way of looking at picture books in order to frustrate the mission of restrictive representation, which aims to desexualize disabled and homosexual — cripqueer ...
Shirley R. Steinberg, Priya Parmar, Birgit Richard, 2006
5
Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World ...
A movement that refuses to render invisible and desexualize men who are not predators, and that attempts to debunk both the virgin/whore and the asshole/ nice guy double binds, would excite and attract many male allies. Perhaps most ...
Jaclyn Friedman, Jessica Valenti, 2008
6
Economic Sociology of Work
Embarrassed about the stigma associated with entertainers, moral prudes hide the nature of their work from family and friends in the Philippines, view their job as their last resort for employment, and consciously attempt to desexualize ...
Nina Bandelj, 2009
7
Obesity Surgery: Stories of Altered Lives
If she, in fact, gained the weight consciously or subconsciously to desexualize herself and escape the threatening world of sexuality, then it would be essential that her weight loss not result in a return to abusive relationships. If it did, there ...
Marta Meana, Lindsey Ricciardi, 2008
8
The Legacy of Robert Penn Warren
Although the family is the locus of sanctioned sexuality, it also “conceals sexuality ” in the movies of the 40s and 50s, which de-eroticize married couples.12 Such an emphasis also serves to desexualize woman generally, as a means of ...
David Madden, 2000
9
Gender, Symbolism and Organizational Cultures
Starting from very different premises and intentions, both the organizational discourse that claims to desexualize the organization, and the feminist discourse that stresses the coercive aspects of sexuality, become unwitting allies in a form of ...
Professor Silvia Gherardi, 1995
10
The Voice of Breast Cancer in Medicine and Bioethics
Or maybe they are designed to help the patients desexualize themselves so that patients feel comfortable having others measure, touch, and stare at their breasts as well as other parts of their bodies. If I thought my therapists were staring at ...
Mary C. Rawlinson, Shannon Lundeen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESEXUALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desexualize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Point Park student, photographer examines standards of female …
Much of her feminist photography seeks to “desexualize the human body” and to stop “shaming women for existing,” she said in a recent ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Women fighting female censorship cover their breasts with male …
The campaign also aims to desexualize women's nipples on social media. According to Instagram's nudity guidelines, 'some photos of female ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
What Happens When a State Is Run by Movie Stars?
''She had to desexualize herself.'' In her first term, she started wearing body-sheathing capes over her saris and asked voters to call her ''sister. «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Feminism Loses Its Mind Over Boobs
But one of the stated objectives of the Free the Nipple crowd is the first: "Desexualize the nipple and free it of sexual judgment." It seems to want ... «Reason, Jun 15»
5
Periods a Women's Issue? Transphobic
... of our lives, helps normalize, desexualize and destigmatize women's reproductive health — a topic shrouded in shame for far too long.”. «National Review Online, Jun 15»
6
Women Have Been Live Tweeting Their Periods And It's Amazing
In it she says, 'Perhaps posting about taboo topics in public, right alongside the quotidian details of our lives, helps normalize, desexualize and ... «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
Women Are Live Tweeting Their Period
“Perhaps posting about taboo topics in public, right alongside the quotidian details of our lives, helps normalize, desexualize, and destigmatize ... «Shape Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Live Tweeting Your Period Is the Funniest and Most Real Way to …
... topics in public, right alongside the quotidian details of our lives, helps normalize, desexualize and destigmatize women's reproductive health ... «Mic, Jun 15»
9
Lawmakers call for more research on feminine hygiene products …
She said “to normalize, desexualize and destigmatize women's reproductive health.” And she's not alone. In a more dramatic fashion, model ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jun 15»
10
Period stigma being fought by women using the hilarious …
... social media, it will help 'normalize, desexualize and destigmatize women's reproductive health — a topic shrouded in shame for far too long. «Metro, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Desexualize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/desexualize>. Apr 2024 ».
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