sexualization

noun

sex·​u·​al·​iza·​tion

ˌseksh(əw)ələ̇ˈzashən

plural -s

: the act or process of sexualizing : the state of being sexualized

sexualization may not reach its prepubertal peak until about the ninth or tenth year

—L. E. Hinsie

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