sexualize

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sexualize

  • /ˈsɛk.ʃu.əl.aɪz/ US

verb sexualizes · sexualizing · sexualized · sexualise

  1. transitive To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept). Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood.

    Opposite: desexualize

  2. transitive To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes.

    Similar: sex

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verb to make sexual

Españolsexualizar
中文性化 xìnghuà
Portuguêssexualizar
Françaissexualiser
Deutschsexualisieren
Italianosessualizzare

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@misc{sexualize_2026,
  title = {sexualize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sexualize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}