desexualise en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sexualise English desexualise From de- + sexualise.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of desexualize.
alt of desexualize
Her pregnancy was obvious, but this did not desexualise her in his eyes; she was a very beautiful woman, wearing a large green silk salwar kameez that brought out the fairness of her skin and the darkness of her hair.
2023, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, pages 295-296:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| desexualised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| desexualised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| desexualises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| desexualising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |