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eroticize

e·rot·i·cize [ i rótti sz ] (past and past participle e·rot·i·cized, present participle e·rot·i·ciz·ing, 3rd person present singular e·rot·i·ciz·es) or er·o·tize [ érrə tz ] (past and past participle er·o·tized, present participle er·o·tiz·ing, 3rd person present singular er·o·tiz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make erotic: to make something erotic, especially by giving a sexual quality to something not usually regarded in that way
The paintings were thought to eroticize flowers.


e·rot·i·ci·za·tion [ i ròttəsi záysh'n ] noun
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