Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genitalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gen-i-tal-ize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1999 Skell Red, Re: Tele-Dummies Group: alt.atheism.moderated I'm not surprised adults genitalize the Teletubbies, as they do everything else. There are even sexual fetishists called "furries," I think, who are gratified by stuffed animals and people in animal costumes."
"1993 Chris Klausmeier, ARCHIVE: cdc-151 Group: alt.drugs For many people, for instance, it is possible to 'genitalize' almost any part of the body, by consciously transferring the response capacity from the sexual organs to some other part, such as a finer."
"1995 Lee Dronick, Re: Hypnosis and massage Group: alt.backrubs To magnify the sensation and effects of massage, have a hypnotist give suggestions to that effect. If you want an erotic response, have the hypnotist genitalize your whole body by ..."

Etymology

From genital + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: genital

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

genitalizes (present, singular) genitalizing (participle, present) genitalized (participle, past) genitalized (past)

Antonyms

degenitalize

Questions

What does genitalize mean?: To assign genitals to; to emphasize the genitals of; to make genitalic.
Where does genitalize come from?: From genital + -ize.

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