demasculinise vs desexualize

demasculinise and desexualize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
demasculinise	No	No	Yes	No
desexualize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, desexualize is a hypernym of demasculinise; that is, desexualize is a word with a broader meaning than demasculinise:

Other hypernyms of demasculinise include desex, desexualise, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex.

demasculinise (verb)	desexualize (verb)
remove the testicles of a male animal	make infertile
	direct one's libidinous urges into another direction