hypersexualize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English sexualize English hypersexualize From hyper- + sexualize.
Meanings
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To make extremely sexual; to accentuate the sexuality of
Yet even as he stood as a not-so-benign emblem of black power, erotic and otherwise, the hypersexualized black male also became fodder for white exploitation.
2009 January 18, Manohla Dargis, A. O. Scott, “How the Movies Made a President”, in New York Times:[…]Gerwig was influenced by directors such as Max Ophüls and Jacques Tati, as if that confers greater legitimacy on a film using IP (intellectual property) to make money for a toy company that sells vacuous, hypersexualised dolls.
2023 July 19, Caspar Salmon, “Has Barbie killed the indie director? Why credible film-makers are selling out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypersexualized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hypersexualized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hypersexualise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hypersexualizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hypersexualizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
de hypersexualisieren (Translations) · sv hypersexualisera (Translations) · es hipersexualizar (Translations) · fr hypersexualiser (Translations)