Sexualize
/ˈsɛk.ʃu.əl.aɪz/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept). transitive
"Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood."
- 2 make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to wordnet
- 3 To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes. transitive
Example
More examples"You are abusing the word "sexualize" and destroying any ability to have real discourse about the sexualization of children via things like beauty pagents."
Etymology
From sexual + -ize.