sexualize
verb
sex·u·al·ize
ˈsek-sh(ə-)wə-ˌlīz 
ˈsek-shə-ˌlīz
sexualized; sexualizing
: to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or cast
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From growing up in front of the camera, Brown has continued to be sexualized online, which led her to delete social media for a period in 2022 in addition to her problems with body image.
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Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
This year, new AI tools allowed people to sexualize and humiliate young women with the click of a button.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Taylor Sheridan often has pretty solid female characters in his shows, but Landman’s feel one-dimensional and weirdly sexualized, especially the 17-year-old daughter of Billy Bob Thornton’s character.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
This year, new AI tools allowed people to sexualize and humiliate young women with the click of a button.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Taylor Sheridan often has pretty solid female characters in his shows, but Landman’s feel one-dimensional and weirdly sexualized, especially the 17-year-old daughter of Billy Bob Thornton’s character.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Sexualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexualize. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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sexualize
transitive verb
sex·u·al·ize
variants
also British sexualise
sexualized also British sexualised; sexualizing also British sexualising
: to make sexual : endow with a sexual character or quality
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