sensualize

Verb
Synonyms: carnalizesensualisecarnalise

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)sensualized, sensualizing

  1. represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculptureSynonyms: carnalizeMore general represent, interpret
  2. ascribe to an origin in sensationSynonyms: carnalizeMore general impute, ascribe
  3. debase through carnal gratificationSynonyms: sensualisecarnalizecarnaliseMore general corrupt, pervert

Related words carnal adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sen′su·al·ize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Sensualized; present participle & verbal noun Sensualizing.]

To make sensual; to subject to the love of sensual pleasure; to debase by carnal gratifications; to carnalize; as, sensualized by pleasure. Alexander Pope

By the neglect of prayer, the thoughts are sensualized.— Thomas H. Skinner

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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