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—sexualization, n./sek"shooh euh luyz'/ or, esp. Brit., /seks"yooh-/, v.t., sexualized, sexualizing.to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.Also, esp. Brit., sexualise.[1830-40; SEXUAL + -IZE]
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Sexualize — Sex u*al*ize, v. t. To attribute sex to. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sexualize — 1839, from SEXUAL (Cf. sexual) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Sexualized; sexualizing … Etymology dictionary
sexualize — (Amer.) v. make sexual, attribute sexual qualities to (also sexualise) … English contemporary dictionary
sexualize — [sek′sho͞o ə līz΄] vt. sexualized, sexualizing to make sexual; endow with sexual significance, feeling, etc … English World dictionary
sexualize — verb To make sexual. Childrens beauty pageants sexualize childhood … Wiktionary
sexualize — [[t]se̱kʃuəlaɪz[/t]] sexualizes, sexualizing, sexualized VERB To sexualize something or someone means to make them sexual or consider them in a sexual way. [V n] We are so ready to sexualise young children and start referring to their friends as… … English dictionary
sexualize — sexual ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the instincts and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals. 2) relating to the sexes or to gender. 3) (of reproduction) involving the fusion of gametes. 4)… … English terms dictionary
sexualize — verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to The god was sexualized and married to another god Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender • Syn: ↑sexualise • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify … Useful english dictionary
sexualize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1839 to make sexual ; endow with a sexual character or cast … New Collegiate Dictionary
sexualize — sex·u·al·ize also Brit sex·u·al·ise seksh (ə )wə .līz, sek shə .līz vt, ized also Brit ised; iz·ing also Brit is·ing to make sexual: endow with a sexual character or quality sex·u·al·iza·tion also Brit sex·u·al·isa·tion .seksh (ə )wə lə zā shən n … Medical dictionary
