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eroticization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic English -ization English eroticization From erotic + -ization.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of eroticizing.
   • A round of applause to Lawrence Downes for pointing out that the premature eroticization of young girls could never happen if their parents woke up and thought about the behavior they’re tolerating — and outright encouraging. 2007 January 2, “Our Girls Are Growing Up Way Too Fast (3 Letters)”, in New York Times:
   • The masculine militarization of culture has led to a feminine eroticization. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 167:

Forms

Translations (5)

fi erotisointi (act of eroticizing) · es erotización (act of eroticizing) · fr érotisation (act of eroticizing) · it erotizzazione (act of eroticizing) · ca erotització (act of eroticizing)