sexualize

sex·u·al·ize

transitive verb \ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌlīz, ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz\

sex·u·al·izedsex·u·al·iz·ing

Definition of SEXUALIZE

: to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or cast

First Known Use of SEXUALIZE

1839

Rhymes with SEXUALIZE

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, eroticize, 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, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

sex·u·al·ize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

sex·u·al·izedalso British ; sex·u·al·ised; sex·u·al·iz·ingalso British ; sex·u·al·is·ing

Medical Definition of SEXUALIZE

: to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or quality

—sex·u·al·iza·tion also British sex·u·al·isa·tion \ˌseksh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ (audio pronunciation) noun

Variants of SEXUALIZE

sex·u·al·ize also British sex·u·al·ise \ˈseksh-(ə-)wə-ˌlīz, ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz\ (audio pronunciation)