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Definition of sexualize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sexualize

verb

NAmE//ˈsɛkʃuəˌlaɪz//

sexualize somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sexualize

he / she / it sexualizes

past simple sexualized

-ing form sexualizing

to view someone or something in a sexual way; to make someone or something sexual

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sexualization

NAmE//ˌsɛkʃuələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]

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