fetishize

== English == === Alternative forms === fetichise, fetichize (both dated) fetishise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From fetish +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === === Verb === fetishize (third-person singular simple present fetishizes, present participle fetishizing, simple past and past participle fetishized) (transitive) To make the subject of (often sexual) obsession. (originally feminism) To view or treat (someone) in a way that reduces that person to a sexually charged, racial stereotype; to racially objectify. To make into a fetish, or magical object. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====