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deservedly
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desexualize
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desex

de·sex [ dee séks ] (past and past participle de·sexed, present participle de·sex·ing, 3rd person present singular de·sex·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. remove sex organs: to remove the sex organs from an animal or person

2. biology social science 
Same as  desexualize


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