sexualize

Definitions

1. To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept).
   transitive
2. To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes.
   transitive

Equivalents

8 more languages

العربيةاستجنسجنسن

Suomiseksuaalistaaseksualisoida

Gaeilgegnéasaigh

Galegosexualizar

Italianosessualizzare

Latviešuseksualizēt

Portuguêssexualizar

Svenskasexualisera

Examples

“Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood.”

“Your advertising doesn't need⟳ to sexualize goods and services to sell⟳ them to me, and in fact I might make⟳ a point⟳ of not buying your product if you pester me with sexualization.”

“I have⟳ charted a change⟳ from a Victorian culture that spiritualized love⟳ to modern efforts to sexualize love⟳. The latter contributed, more-over, to the development of a culture of eroticism.”

“[…] the adoption of the veil by Muslim women in West European countries is often justified as a mark⟳ of their autonomy, a breakaway from the sexualizing influences of Western culture.”

“[…] “Coomers malding PepeLaugh,” […] The second comment⟳, written by HarleyJ, insinuates that “coomers” (a term used to refer⟳ to an individual that overly sexualizes things) are angered by her actions, […]”

““Asian women on-screen, especially in America and Hollywood, have⟳ been so sexualized and fetishized for the benefit of other people’s stories or jokes,” Ashley says. “And we’re like⟳, ‘We’re gonna go balls to the wall, further than anyone’s gone with Asian women.’””

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