fetishize

verb

fe·​tish·​ize ˈfe-ti-ˌshīz How to pronounce fetishize (audio)
 also  ˈfē-
fetishized; fetishizing

transitive verb

: to make a fetish of : treat or regard with fetishism

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Determined not to romanticize or fetishize his subjects, Fukunaga confesses to struggling during the editing process, and not always getting the calls right. Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024 Magazines fetishize Kurdish women—even children—for taking up arms against Islamic fundamentalism. Behnam Ben Taleblu, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017 But the twist of Harley being yet another leech off Arthur, plus fabricating her own traumatic backstory just to fetishize Arthur’s mental illness, was a disservice to the lore of Harley herself. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 Mental illness, including anorexia, is often fetishized. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fetishize 

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fetishize was in 1884

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“Fetishize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetishize. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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