desexualises
Strips sensual content
Desexualises is the British spelling of desexualizes.
To desexualise something is to remove or diminish its sexual character or associations.
Media may desexualise content for younger audiences.
Critics argue that certain portrayals desexualise women by treating them as objects rather than beings with agency: The uniform desexualises everyone who wears it.
Remove objectionable content
- expurgateRemove offensive material
- redactConceal text for secrecy
- editModify written material
- sanitizeCleanse of pathogens
suppress · censor · purge · excise · remove · delete · cut · soften
Not involving physical intimacy
- platonicFriendly without romance
- chasteAbstaining from sexual activity
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- asexualWithout erotic attraction
nonromantic · professional · formal · impersonal · modest · neutral · appropriate · safe
To make smaller
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- mitigateMake less severe
- dampenWet slightly or diminish
- suppressForcibly put an end to
temper · moderate · restrain · curb · subdue · blunt · dull · defuse
bowdlerize
Remove objectionable content
sanitize · suppress · censor · purge · excise · remove · delete · cut · soften · modify
nonsexual
Not involving physical intimacy
asexual · nonromantic · professional · formal · impersonal · modest · neutral · appropriate · safe · tame
diminish
To make smaller
suppress · temper · moderate · restrain · curb · subdue · blunt · dull · defuse · downplay
dehumanize
Strip of dignity
- depersonalizeRemove individual character
- commodifyConvert into tradeable goods
- objectifyTreat as mere thing
reduce · diminish · strip · remove · erase · negate · nullify · invalidate · deny · suppress
desexualisessexualises
Renders sexually charged
sexualizes · eroticizes · hypersexualises · objectifies · titillates
desexualisestitillates
Arouses mild excitement
arouses · excites · stimulates · tantalises · turns on
sexual, sexuality, sexually, sexualize, sexualized, asexuality, sexualizing, sexualization, desexualize