sexualize

Verb

• make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
  • "The god was sexualized and married to another god"
  • "Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender"
• To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept).
• To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes.

Examples

• Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood.
• Your advertising doesn't need to sexualize goods and services to sell them to me, and in fact I might make a point of not buying your product if you pester me with sexualization.

Synonyms

sexualise, sex#Verb

Antonyms

desexualize

Related Words

objectify