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eroticize

American  
[ih-rot-uh-sahyz] / ɪˈrɒt əˌsaɪz /
especially British, eroticise

verb (used with object)

eroticized, eroticizing

  1. to render or make erotic.

    a painting eroticized with voluptuous figures and symbols.
eroticize British  
/ ɪˈrɒtɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to regard or present in a sexual way

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Other Word Forms

  • eroticization noun

Etymology

Origin of eroticize

First recorded in 1910–15; erotic + -ize

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