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clitorize

clitorize verb: to sexually arouse by fondling the clitoris.

Verb

clitorize (third-person singular simple present clitorizes, present participle clitorizing, simple past and past participle clitorized)

  1. (nonstandard, rare, transitive) To sexually arouse by fondling the clitoris
    • Others call it hypodermis, others clitoris, and “to clitorize” [cleitoriazein] means the lascivious touching of this organ.1996, Plinio Prioreschi, A History of Medicine: Roman medicine, page 760
    • The Greeks call this member clitoris, from which the obscene word clitorize is derived.2001, Harriette Andreadis, Sappho in Early Modern England, page 40

Examples of clitorize in a sentence

  • Some call it the hypodermis, others the clitoris, and say that lascivious touching of this part is to clitorize.2004, Lauren E. Caldwell, The female transition to adulthood in the early Roman Empire, page 74:
  • Firkytoodle, meaning 'to indulge in preliminary caresses,' among its synonyms 'to dildo, to clitorize,' is listed in Farmer and Henley's Slang and Its Analogues.2005, Reinhald Aman, Maledicta, volume 1, number 1, page 25:
  • Rufus has a verb, too, kleitoriaso, meaning “clitorize”, to touch the clitoris.2013, Elizabeth Grosz, Sexy Bodies: The Strange Carnalities of Feminism, page 39:

Forms of clitorize

third-person singular presentclitorizes
present participleclitorizing
past participleclitorized
pastclitorized

Origin of clitorize

From clitoris + -ize.

Questions about clitorize

What does clitorize mean?
Clitorize means to sexually arouse by fondling the clitoris.
How do you use clitorize in a sentence?
Some call it the hypodermis, others the clitoris, and say that lascivious touching of this part is to clitorize.
What part of speech is clitorize?
Clitorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of clitorize?
The past tense of clitorize is clitorized.

Words near clitorize in the dictionary

  1. clitorislike
  2. clitorism
  3. clitorist
  4. clitorists
  5. clitoritis
  6. clitorize
  7. clitorized
  8. clitorizes
  9. clitorizing
  10. clitoro-
  11. clitorodynia

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