desexualize
/diˈsɛkʃuəˌlaɪz/
verb
- To remove or reduce the sexual qualities, associations, or appeal of someone or something.
- The company decided to desexualize its advertising to appeal to a wider audience.
- Some educators argue that we should desexualize school dress codes to focus on learning.
- The artist's goal was to desexualize the human form in her sculptures, emphasizing strength instead.
- To cause someone to lose their sexual identity or characteristics, often through medical or social means.
- In some historical contexts, castration was used to desexualize male servants.
- The strict religious community tried to desexualize its members by discouraging any romantic thoughts.
- Certain medical treatments can desexualize a person by altering hormone levels.
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