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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.

eroticize

/ ɪˈrɒtɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to regard or present in a sexual way

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Derived Forms

  • eˌroticiˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

  • e·roti·ci·zation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eroticize1

First recorded in 1910–15; erotic + -ize

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