sexualize
verb
sex·u·al·ize
| \ ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌlīz
, ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz\
, ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz\
sexualized;
sexualizing
Definition of sexualize
: to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or cast
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Examples of sexualize in a Sentence
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Despite her efforts to avoid sexualizing herself, Twitter trolls objectified Billie Eilish, sparking outrage from her fans. — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, "Billie Eilish fans shut down Twitter trolls for objectifying the 17-year-old artist," 24 June 2019 Most of the young women of Euphoria are sexualized from the jump, given little initial backstory but plenty of screen time to hook up. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "The Euphoria Sex Scenes Are The Show's Biggest Problem," 15 June 2019 Sherman’s bloated, meandering film opens on a splashy sequence of pornographically sexualized violence. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Faux edgy, Tokyo-set thriller ‘She’s Just a Shadow’ manages to offend and bore," 18 July 2019 First, simplest, people have criticized the meme for sexualizing a woman just doing her unsexy job in the first place, especially given the United States' grimy history of exoticizing women of color. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "The #IceBae Meme Captures the Worst of 2019 So Far," 17 July 2019 Opponents, including numerous members of Purple for Parents, the group created by parent Forest Moriarty in response to #RedForEd that Douglas is involved with on social media, alleged the changes were intended to sexualize students. — Lily Altavena, azcentral, "Online hoax sends Diane Douglas on 'pedephilia' rant against Arizona officials," 4 July 2019 Nestle, McDonald’s and AT&T all halted ads on YouTube among growing concerns the platform is sexualizing minors through its algorithms, Nate reports. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, "The Technology 202: Big Tech's legal shield is increasingly in jeopardy with this Republican bill," 19 June 2019 Students should be able to express themselves without being over sexualized and looked down upon because prom is a night of self-expression. — Teen Vogue, "Suit Up This Prom Season With These 12 Options," 4 Apr. 2019 Amazon Prime In pop culture, sexualized priests are usually campy punchlines to bawdy jokes. — Dana Schwartz, Marie Claire, "The Hot Priest In 'Fleabag' Makes Me Weak at the Knees," 17 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sexualize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sexualize
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
Other Words from sexualize
sexualization
also British sexualisation \ ˌseksh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun