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deprive vs unsex

unsex vs deprive

deprive and unsex both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deprive No No Yes No
unsex No No Yes No
As verbs, unsex is a hyponym of deprive; that is, unsex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deprive:
  • deprive: take away possessions from someone
  • unsex: deprive of sex or sexual powers
Other hyponyms of deprive include disarm, unarm, expropriate, clean, dispossess, clean out, unclothe, orphan, bereave.
deprive (verb) unsex (verb)
take away make infertile
keep from having, keeping, or obtaining remove the qualities typical of one's sex
take away possessions from someone deprive of sex or sexual powers
Difference between deprive and unsex

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