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fetishize
[ fet-i-shahyz ]
fetishize
/ ˈfɛtɪʃˌaɪz /
verb
- tr to be excessively or irrationally devoted to (an object, activity, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˌfetishiˈzation, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fetishize1
Example Sentences
The ways the public fetishized Lopez’s body while refusing to respect the labor she performed with it, the way people considered her work and persona trashy while Affleck’s was considered highbrow — it’s all inflected by race, class, and gender.
The duo manages to be innovators in a bland retro-fetishizing playlist landscape.
They will fetishize “sharing personal stories,” but only when the ramifications don’t interfere with the product or create interpersonal conflict.
The media industry has “fetishized objectivity,” when really the conversation should be about “the idea of fairness.”
If you fear or fetishize a food, the advice is to eat it so often it becomes normal and unremarkable to eat.
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