verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make sensual; to subject to the love of sensual pleasure. transitive

   "By that one neglect [of prayer], thy thoughts are sensualized."

2. 2
   debase through carnal gratification wordnet
3. 3
   ascribe to an origin in sensation wordnet
4. 4
   represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

carnalisecarnalizesensualise

Example

More examples

"By that one neglect [of prayer], thy thoughts are sensualized."

Etymology

From sensual + -ize.

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