Erotization

/ɛrətɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of becoming erotic or the transformation of something into an object of sexual desire or significance.

Etymology

From erotize + -ation suffix. This term is closely related to eroticization and emerged in 20th-century psychology and cultural studies.

Kelly Says

Erotization and eroticization are basically synonyms—both describe the process of something becoming sexy or sexually meaningful, which anthropologists use to explain how culture teaches us what to desire.

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