Oversexualize vs. Sexualize

Oversexualize vs. Sexualize — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Oversexualize and Sexualize

Oversexualizeverb

(transitive) To sexualize excessively.

Sexualizeverb

(transitive) To make sexual, or give sex appeal to.

Children's beauty pageants sexualize childhood.

Sexualizeverb

To distinguish as belonging to separate sexes.

Sexualizeverb

make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to;

The god was sexualized and married to another godSome languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender
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