sexualize

[ sek-shoo-uh-lahyzor, especially British, seks-yoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, sex·u·al·ized, sex·u·al·iz·ing.

sexualize

/ ˈsɛksjʊəˌlaɪz /

sex·u·al·i·za·tion [sek-shoo-, uh, -lahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, seks-yoo-] especially British, sex·u·al·i·sa·tion noun
de·sex·u·al·ize especially British, de·sex·u·al·ise verb (used with object) desexualized desexualizing or (especially British) desexualised desexualising

First recorded in 1830–40; sexual + -ize

This maternal sensuality, she adds, is in no way an attempt to sexualize her children or herself.

Here, Donigan seems to sexualize their work, and inject some gender and power issues into their art-about-art premises.

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