"sexualize" meaning in All languages combined

See sexualize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: sexualizes [present, singular, third-person], sexualizing [participle, present], sexualized [participle, past], sexualized [past]
Etymology: From sexual + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sexual|ize}} sexual + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} sexualize (third-person singular simple present sexualizes, present participle sexualizing, simple past and past participle sexualized)
  1. (transitive) To render sexual, or apply sex appeal to an individual or concept. Tags: transitive Translations (to make sexual): sexualitzar (Catalan), seksualisoida (Finnish), seksuaalistaa (Finnish), sukupuolistaa (Finnish), sexualiser (French), sexualizar (Galician), sexualisieren (German), gnéasaigh (Irish), sessualizzare (Italian), seksualizēt (Latvian), sexualizar (Portuguese), sexualizar (Spanish), sexualisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sexualize-en-verb-zE4~ouuh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'to make sexual': 100 0
  2. (biology, transitive) To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-sexualize-en-verb-Ycd2idwd Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sexualise [British] Derived forms: sexualization

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} sexualize
  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sexualizar: Tags: form-of Form of: sexualizar
    Sense id: en-sexualize-gl-verb-x1KEvB6e
  2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sexualizar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-sexualize-gl-verb-xkSiINfJ Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 26 48 26
  3. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of sexualizar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person
    Sense id: en-sexualize-gl-verb-kxTlxdn3

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} sexualize
  1. inflection of sexualizar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: sexualizar
    Sense id: en-sexualize-pt-verb-xkSiINfJ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of sexualizar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: sexualizar
    Sense id: en-sexualize-pt-verb-kxTlxdn3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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