sexualize
English
Etymology
sexual + -ize
Verb
sexualize (third-person singular simple present sexualizes, present participle sexualizing, simple past and past participle sexualized)
- (transitive) To make sexual, or give sex appeal to.
- Children's beauty pageants sexualize childhood.
- (biology, transitive) To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes.
Antonyms
- desexualize
Translations
to make sexual
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