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genitalize

genitalize verb: to assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic.

Verb

genitalize (third-person singular simple present genitalizes, present participle genitalizing, simple past and past participle genitalized)

  1. (transitive) To assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic.
    • I'm not surprised adults genitalize the Teletubbies, as they do everything else. There are even sexual fetishists called "furries," I think, who are gratified by stuffed animals and people in animal costumes.1999 Skell Red, Re: Tele-Dummies Group: alt.atheism.moderated
    • For many people, for instance, it is possible to 'genitalize' almost any part of the body, by consciously transferring the response capacity from the sexual organs to some other part, such as a finer.1993 Chris Klausmeier, ARCHIVE: cdc-151 Group: alt.drugs

Antonyms of genitalize

Forms of genitalize

third-person singular presentgenitalizes
present participlegenitalizing
past participlegenitalized
pastgenitalized

Origin of genitalize

From genital + -ize.

Questions about genitalize

What does genitalize mean?
Genitalize means to assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic.
What part of speech is genitalize?
Genitalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of genitalize?
The past tense of genitalize is genitalized.

Words near genitalize in the dictionary

  1. genitalias
  2. genitalic
  3. genitality
  4. genitalization
  5. genitalizations
  6. genitalize
  7. genitalized
  8. genitalizes
  9. genitalizing
  10. genitalless
  11. genitally

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