fetishize
fetishize · fetishizes · fetishized · fetishizing
To make the subject of obsessionTo make the subject of (often sexual) obsession.
» Ziri is one of those white guys who fetishize black women.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make the subject of (often sexual) obsession.
Our society has fetishized personal wealth.
make a fetish of
To make the subject of (often sexual) obsession.
(transitive)To view or treat (someone) in a way that reduces that person to a sexually charged, racial stereotype; to racially objectify.
(transitive)To make into a fetish, or magical object.
Examples
3 sentencesZiri is one of those white guys who fetishize black women.
It's hard dating here as a Latina. Guys only fetishize me.
Tom fetishizes Judaism.
Translations
3 languagesForms
fetishizes, fetishizing, fetishized, fetishized| Base form | fetishize · to fetishize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fetishizes |
| Present participle | fetishizing |
| Past simple | fetishized |
| Past participle | fetishized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle