ˈseksh(əw)əˌlīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: sexual + -ize
1. : to make sexual : to endow with sex
gender does not become sexualized until about the fifth or sixth year — L.E.Hinsie
2. : to invest with sexual characteristics
love of the child for his mother becomes contaminated with sexualized love — Weston La Barre