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sexualize

/ˈsɛkʃuəlaɪz/

Translations

sexualizeverb

sexualized

Past Simple

sexualized

Past Participle

sexualizing

Gerund

/ˈsɛkʃuəlaɪz/

The media often tends to sexualize young women.

СМИ часто склонны сексуализировать молодых женщин.

Additional translations

Synonyms

depict sexually

sexualizeverb

To make something or someone appear sexual or to attribute sexual characteristics to something or someone.

The advertisement was criticized for sexualizing young women in order to sell products.

To regard or portray a person, object, or activity primarily in sexual terms or as intended for sexual use or pleasure.

Some critics argue that the media often sexualizes female athletes, focusing more on their appearance than on their achievements.