seksualizēt

Latvian

Etymology

From seksuāls (“sexual”) +‎ -izēt (with seksuāls from sekss +‎ -āls). Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages. Apparently a neologism; still not mentioned in academic dictionaries, but attested in the media.

Verb

seksualizēt (tr., 2nd conj., pres. seksualizēju, seksualizē, seksualizē, past seksualizēju)

  1. to sexualize (to make sexual; to attribute sexual characteristics or sexual interest to)
    lielākā daļa ASV slavenību grib seksualizēt jaunatni ― most American celebrities want to sexualize the youth
    sievietes ķermenis tiek depersonificēts un seksualizēts ― the woman's body becomes depersonified and sexualized
    foto, kurā atspoguļota bērnu seksualizēšana ― a photo in which the sexualization of children is portrayed

Conjugation

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