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Definition of
sex up phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sex up
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
sex somebody
up
(
informal
)
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to make someone feel sexually excited
sex something
up
(
informal
)
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to make something seem more exciting and interesting
The profession is trying to sex up its image.
See
sex up
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
sexualize
verb
sexually transmitted disease
noun
sex up
phrasal verb
sex worker
noun
sexy
adjective