Synonyms: unsex, fix, sterilise, sterilize, desex, desexualise, desexualize
Definition: make infertile
Usage: in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
Similar words: operate, operate on
Definition: perform surgery on
Usage: The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life
Synonyms: unsex
Definition: remove the qualities typical of one's sex
Usage: She unsexed herself
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: unsex
Definition: deprive of sex or sexual powers
Similar words: deprive, divest, strip
Definition: take away possessions from someone
Usage: The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets