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verb
Direct one's libidinous urges into another direction.
synonym: desexualise.
is a specific kind of: sublimate.
Make infertile.
synonyms: desex, desexualise, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex.
is a specific kind of: operate, operate on.
is a broader term that covers: alter, castrate, neuter, spay | castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate | vasectomise, vasectomize.
derivation: sterilisation, sterilization | altering, fixing, neutering.
Dutch: steriliseren
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