fetishize

[ fet-i-shahyz ]

/ ˈfɛt ɪˌʃaɪz /

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verb (used with object), fet·ish·ized, fet·ish·iz·ing.

to make a fetish of.

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Also especially British, fet·ish·ise .

Origin of fetishize

fetish + -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for fetishize

fetishize

fetishise

/ (ˈfɛtɪʃˌaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to be excessively or irrationally devoted to (an object, activity, etc)

Derived forms of fetishize

fetishization or fetishisation, noun

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