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sensualize

American  
[sen-shoo-uh-lahyz] / ˈsɛn ʃu əˌlaɪz /
especially British, sensualise

verb (used with object)

sensualized, sensualizing

  1. to render sensual.

Other Word Forms

  • sensualization noun
  • unsensualized adjective

Etymology

Origin of sensualize

First recorded in 1605–15; sensual + -ize

Example Sentences

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To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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