Definition of "desexualize" []

• To take away the sexual quality of. (verb-transitive)
• To desex. (verb-transitive)

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• "Why should that be if the author would rather "desexualize" people?"
• "The interviewer was straight, and I made it a point to desexualize the interview even though I was sitting with my legs wide open, completely naked."
• "The argument that we're not trying to desexualize Lara, we're just trying to make her realistic doesn't hold water."