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EROTICIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eroticize mean? 

EROTICIZE (verb)
  The verb EROTICIZE has 1 sense:

1. give erotic character to or make more interestingplay

  Familiarity information: EROTICIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EROTICIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they eroticize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it eroticizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: eroticized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: eroticized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: eroticizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Give erotic character to or make more interesting

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

eroticize; sex up

Context example:

eroticize the ads

Hypernyms (to "eroticize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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