eroticization

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Etymology

From erotic +‎ -ization.

Noun

eroticization (countable and uncountable, plural eroticizations)

  1. The act or process of eroticizing.
    • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 167:
      The masculine militarization of culture has led to a feminine eroticization.
    • 2007 January 2, “Our Girls Are Growing Up Way Too Fast (3 Letters)”, in New York Times:
      A round of applause to Lawrence Downes for pointing out that the premature eroticization of young girls could never happen if their parents woke up and thought about the behavior they’re tolerating — and outright encouraging.

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