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fetishize
(fet¦ish|ize)
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
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