sexualize

verb

sex·u·al·ize | \ ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌlīz

How to pronounce sexualize (audio)

, 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 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, "The Technology 202: Will Washington's antitrust moment hurt deals in Silicon Valley? Google is an early test.," 7 June 2019 Still, the company has further to go in shaking its overtly sexualized legacy. — Jonathan Roeder, Fortune, "The Latest on Victoria’s Secret’s Search for a New Image," 10 Sep. 2019 Still, the company has further to go in shaking its overtly sexualized legacy. — Los Angeles Times, "Victoria’s Secret men lay out a turnaround plan centered on women," 10 Sep. 2019 The female gaze doesn’t only have to be on men, or not sexualizing women. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Emma. Makes Jane Austen As Horny As It Should Be," 21 Feb. 2020 Fortune was able to independently confirm that, at the time of reporting, Giphy does host sexualized images of girls appearing under the legal age of consent. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Nude Child Photos and Other ‘Toxic Content’ Are on Giphy, Shared by Private Accounts Exploiting Loopholes, Researchers Say," 15 Nov. 2019 Most of this film consists of tedious scenes of partying and violence, with much of the latter being unpleasantly sexualized. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Lili Taylor, Uzo Aduba, Omar Epps and Rob Zombie headline streaming and VOD titles," 18 Oct. 2019 The same search terms also revealed sexualized and exploitative images of children and explicit material elsewhere on the open web. — David Z. Morris, Fortune, "Nude Child Photos and Other ‘Toxic Content’ Are on Giphy, Shared by Private Accounts Exploiting Loopholes, Researchers Say," 15 Nov. 2019 The style itself is a jumble: baby doll meets goth-lite, both cutesy and edgy, often overtly sexualized, plus lots of eyeliner and hair usually dyed unnatural shades. — Marc Bain, Quartz, "The year’s top-trending fashion styles in the US only existed online," 13 Dec. 2019

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“Sexualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexualize. Accessed 6 May. 2021.

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sexualize

transitive verb

sex·u·al·ize

variants: also British sexualise \ ˈseksh-(ə-)wə-ˌlīz, ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz

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sexualized also British sexualised; sexualizing also British sexualising

Medical Definition of sexualize

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

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