Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make sexual in character or quality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To separate by sex, or distinguish as sexed; confer the distinction of sex upon, as a word or a thought; give sex or gender to, as male or female. Also spelled
sexualise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To attribute sex to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make
sexual .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
Etymologies
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Examples
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Just like the public hand-wringing over the HPV vaccine and improved access to contraceptives and birth control, a lot of anxiety about precocious puberty deals with whether it will "sexualize" a generation of girls too early.
Cristen Conger: Girls' Puberty Coming Sooner -- But What about the Boys? 2010
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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I guess if people feel the need to sexualize their fat neighbors, though, who am I to stop them?
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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From parents' perspective, the most pressing concern might be that the product doesn't sexualize their children, a challenge for houses known for a more revealing silhouette.
Branding the Baby Sameer Reddy 2011
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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They falsely claim that classes sexualize children in a "values free" environment as teachers push their own sexual ideology.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright: When Where They Teach Overrides What's Being Said About Sex Ed Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright 2011
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