fetishize

American  

[fet-i-shahyz] / ˈfɛt ɪˌʃaɪz /

especially British, fetishise

verb (used with object)

fetishized, fetishizing

1. to make a fetish of.

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fetishize British  

/ ˈfɛtɪʃˌaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• fetishization noun

Etymology

Origin of fetishize

fetish + -ize

Example Sentences

We fetishize secrecy in American cooking — especially the kind passed down through generations.

From Salon

Vladimir Lenin fetishized technology, insisting that industrialization and electrification would lead to the idealized future of a truly communist society.

From Salon

It’s a screed against the worst kind of rich, those who fetishize the working class to pander to them.

From Los Angeles Times

"Autism is fetishized in many ways, especially for autistic women," King said.

From Salon

Movies and TV shows have fetishized close friendship to the point that the real, often fraught rhythms of such relationships have been lost.

From Los Angeles Times