eroticize

e·rot·i·cize

[ih-rot-uh-sahyz]
verb (used with object), e·rot·i·cized, e·rot·i·ciz·ing.
to render or make erotic: a painting eroticized with voluptuous figures and symbols.
Also, especially British, e·rot·i·cise.


Origin:
1910–15; erotic + -ize

e·rot·i·ci·za·tion, noun
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eroticize or eroticise (ɪˈrɒtɪˌsaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to regard or present in a sexual way
 
eroticise or eroticise
 
vb
 
erotici'zation or eroticise
 
n
 
erotici'sation or eroticise
 
n

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Eroticize is always a great word to know.
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