Definitions
- v. 1
To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to (a person, thing, or concept).
Children’s beauty pageants sexualize childhood.
Related words
- Other spellings
- sexualise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- sexualized
e.g. sexualized → sexed…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sexualize | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sex1