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

Words nearby fetishize

feticide, fetid, fetiparous, fetish, fetishism, fetishize, fetlock, fetology, fetor, fetoscope, fetoscopy

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How to use fetishize in a sentence

The ways the public fetishized Lopez’s body while refusing to respect the labor she performed with it, the way people considered her work and persona trashy while Affleck’s was considered highbrow — it’s all inflected by race, class, and gender.
The Jennifer Lopez-Ben Affleck recoupling is the greatest gossip story we’ve had in years|Constance Grady|August 24, 2021|Vox
The duo manages to be innovators in a bland retro-fetishizing playlist landscape.
Darkside returns to lay claim to the title of best psychedelic rock band in the world|Jeff Weiss|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
They will fetishize “sharing personal stories,” but only when the ramifications don’t interfere with the product or create interpersonal conflict.
Companies Are Embracing Empathy to Keep Employees Happy. It’s Not That Easy|Anne Helen Petersen|July 22, 2021|Time
The media industry has “fetishized objectivity,” when really the conversation should be about “the idea of fairness.”
Controversy around newsrooms’ social media policies emboldening the call for unionized media workplaces|Sara Guaglione|June 7, 2021|Digiday

If you fear or fetishize a food, the advice is to eat it so often it becomes normal and unremarkable to eat.
Six Months of Soft Food Set Me Free|Meghan McCarron|February 2, 2021|Eater

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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