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Meaning of 'unsex' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unsex [ v. t.]
- To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex; esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or the like; as, to unsex a woman.

Meaning of 'unsex' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unsex [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make infertile
Example in sentence:
  • in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
Meaning (2):
- remove the qualities typical of one's sex
Example in sentence:
  • She unsexed herself

Nearby Words:

unsacrament unsad unsadden unsaddle unsadness unsafety unsaint unsaintly unsalable unsanctification

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