Sexualize

//ˈsɛk.ʃu.əl.aɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept). transitive

    "Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood."

  2. 2
    make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to wordnet
  3. 3
    To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes. transitive

Synonyms

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sexsexualise

Example

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"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.

Related phrases

sex appeal

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