sexualize

verb

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sex·u·al·ize | \ ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌlīz

, ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz \

sexualized; sexualizing

Definition of sexualize

transitive verb

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

Examples of sexualize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The agenda has swung so far left in an attempt to sexualize our precious children that parents are fighting back. — Fox News, 7 Apr. 2022 In the third act, the mirrors are tilted even further to objectify and sexualize the literal and metaphorical climax of the play, making its violence and eroticism inescapable. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022 But Weaving sees it as misdirection away from sport federations that sexualize athletes through uniform requirements. — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 30 July 2021 Despite her efforts to steer conversations toward the struggles facing the poor, reporters, show promoters and colleagues continued to sexualize and exoticize her. — New York Times, 27 May 2021 The legislation follows a New York Times report earlier this week that YouTube has been recommending videos of children to users who sought out other content that could be used to sexualize minors. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 7 June 2019 Still, the company has further to go in shaking its overtly sexualized legacy. — Jonathan Roeder, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2019 Still, the company has further to go in shaking its overtly sexualized legacy. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2019 The female gaze doesn’t only have to be on men, or not sexualizing women. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 21 Feb. 2020 See More

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