eroticize

verb

erot·​i·​cize i-ˈrä-tə-ˌsīz How to pronounce eroticize (audio)
eroticized; eroticizing

transitive verb

: to make erotic
eroticize the male image
eroticization
i-ˌrä-tə-sə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce eroticize (audio)
noun

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Bale, Robbie, and Saldaña can eroticize anything, and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki makes their avid eyes beam. — Armond White, National Review, 7 Oct. 2022 Bros shines a light on the parts of gay male culture that seem to idealize and eroticize stereotypical masculinity. — Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Sep. 2022

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First Known Use

circa 1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eroticize was circa 1914

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eroticize

transitive verb
erot·​i·​cize
variants or British eroticise
-ˌsīz How to pronounce eroticize (audio)
eroticized or British eroticised; eroticizing or British eroticising
: to make erotic
eroticization noun
or British eroticisation
i-ˌrät-ə-sə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce eroticize (audio)
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