eroticize

[ ih-rot-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object),e·rot·i·cized, e·rot·i·ciz·ing.
  1. to render or make erotic: a painting eroticized with voluptuous figures and symbols.

Origin of eroticize

1
First recorded in 1910–15; erotic + -ize
  • Also especially British, e·rot·i·cise .

Other words from eroticize

  • e·rot·i·ci·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for eroticize

eroticize

eroticise

/ (ɪˈrɒtɪˌsaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of eroticize

  • eroticization or eroticisation, noun

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