SEXUALIZE
sexualize, sexualise
(verb) make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to; “The god was sexualized and married to another god”; “Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sexualize (third-person singular simple present sexualizes, present participle sexualizing, simple past and past participle sexualized)
(transitive) To make sexual, or give sex appeal to.
(biology, transitive) To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes.
Antonyms
• desexualize
Source: Wiktionary
Sex"u*al*ize, v. t.
Definition: To attribute sex to.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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