eroticize
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erot·i·cize

transitive verb \-ˌsīz\
erot·i·cizederot·i·ciz·ing

Definition of EROTICIZE

: to make erotic <eroticize the male image>
erot·i·ci·za·tion \i-ˌrä-tə-sə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

First Known Use of EROTICIZE

circa 1914

Rhymes with EROTICIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

erot·i·cize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)
erot·i·cizedor British ; erot·i·cised; erot·i·ciz·ingor British ; erot·i·cis·ing

Medical Definition of EROTICIZE

: to make erotic
erot·i·ci·za·tion or British erot·i·ci·sa·tion \i-ˌrät-ə-sə-ˈzā-shən\ (audio pronunciation) noun

Variants of EROTICIZE

erot·i·cize or British erot·i·cise \-ˌsīz\ (audio pronunciation)

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