Dictionary
eroticize
verb erot·i·cize \-ˌsīz\
erot·i·cizederot·i·ciz·ing
Definition of EROTICIZE
transitive verb
: to make erotic <eroticize the male image>
— erot·i·ci·za·tion \i-ˌrä-tə-sə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
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First Known Use of EROTICIZE
circa 1914
Rhymes with EROTICIZE
accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize
Medical Dictionary
eroticize
transitive verb erot·i·cize
erot·i·cized or British erot·i·cisederot·i·ciz·ing or British erot·i·cis·ing
Medical Definition of EROTICIZE
: to make erotic
—erot·i·ci·za·tion or British erot·i·ci·sa·tion \i-ˌrät-ə-sə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Variants of EROTICIZE
erot·i·cize or British erot·i·cise \-ˌsīz\
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