Objectivize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To objectify. transitive
"Our emphasis at this point is on the use of abusive sex in sexual relations as a selling technique. Of course we're not interested in seeing women objectivized in [non-violent] sexual ways for purposes of selling anything, but the immediate protest is to get rid of the violence...The images [on album covers] are part of an environment that trivializes brutality against women."
Synonyms
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More examples"Our emphasis at this point is on the use of abusive sex in sexual relations as a selling technique. Of course we're not interested in seeing women objectivized in [non-violent] sexual ways for purposes of selling anything, but the immediate protest is to get rid of the violence...The images [on album covers] are part of an environment that trivializes brutality against women."
Etymology
From objective + -ize.