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eroticize

/ɪˈɹɑtɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eroti-cize
IPA
/ɪˈɹɑtɪsaɪz/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make erotic.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English eroticize From erotic + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈɹɑtɪsaɪz/
  • British English: /ɪˈɹɒtɪsaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eroticizes (present, singular) eroticizing (participle, present) eroticized (participle, past) eroticized (past)

Derived Forms

eroticizable

Frequently Paired Words

eroticization

Synonyms

sex up

Rhymes With

exoticize

Questions

How do you pronounce eroticize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹɑtɪsaɪz/.
What does eroticize mean?
To make erotic.
Where does eroticize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticuslbor. French érotiqueder. English erotic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English eroticize From erotic + -ize.

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