"libidinize" meaning in English

See libidinize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: libidinizes [present, singular, third-person], libidinizing [participle, present], libidinized [participle, past], libidinized [past]
Etymology: From libido + -ize? Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|libido|ize}} libido + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} libidinize (third-person singular simple present libidinizes, present participle libidinizing, simple past and past participle libidinized)
  1. (transitive, psychology) To imbue with sexual urges or attraction. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Psychology

Inflected forms

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