fetishize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛtɪʃʌɪz/
(also fetishise)

verb

[with object]
  • make (something) the object of a sexual fetish: women’s bodies are so intensely fetishized
  • have an excessive and irrational commitment to (something): an author who fetishizes privacy

Derivatives

fetishization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun