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hypersexualize

hypersexualize verb: to make extremely sexual; to accentuate the sexuality of.

Verb

hypersexualize (third-person singular simple present hypersexualizes, present participle hypersexualizing, simple past and past participle hypersexualized)

  1. 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 of hypersexualize

third-person singular presenthypersexualizes
present participlehypersexualizing
past participlehypersexualized
pasthypersexualized
alternative formhypersexualise

Origin of hypersexualize

From hyper- + sexualize.

Words formed from hypersexualize

Questions about hypersexualize

What does hypersexualize mean?
Hypersexualize means to make extremely sexual; to accentuate the sexuality of.
What part of speech is hypersexualize?
Hypersexualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of hypersexualize?
The past tense of hypersexualize is hypersexualized.

Words near hypersexualize in the dictionary

  1. hypersexualising
  2. hypersexualities
  3. hypersexuality
  4. hypersexualization
  5. hypersexualizations
  6. hypersexualize
  7. hypersexualized
  8. hypersexualizes
  9. hypersexualizing
  10. hypersexually
  11. hypersexuals

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