sexualize

(sek′s̸ho̵̅o̅ ə līz′)

to make sexual; endow with sexual significance, feeling, etc.

See sexualize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb sex·u·al·ized, sex·u·al·iz·ing, sex·u·al·iz·es

To make sexual in character or quality: “the thesis that one can sexualize life completely without ever bumping into responsibility” (Stephen Koch).

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