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😈 To corrupt morally 🧠 To make physical 🗿 To make bodily
to carnalize

to carnalize

9.9
To say that something comes from the body or sexual desire
  • verb
  • /ˈkɑrnəˌlaɪz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : carnalizar
  • Critics often carnalize artistic inspiration, reducing it to mere physical urges.

Examples

  • Some philosophies tend to carnalize all forms of human love, ignoring their spiritual aspects.

  • Many writers tend to carnalize their characters' emotions, focusing on physical desires over deeper feelings.

  • It is unfair to carnalize her motives simply because she showed compassion.

  • Don't carnalize your feelings!

  • The artist chose to carnalize the emotions in his latest sculpture.

  • Philosophers often carnalize abstract ideas, linking them to the body's basic needs and functions.

  • It is common for critics to carnalize the motivations behind art, suggesting they arise solely from physical experiences.

Synonyms

to sexualize
vsto carnalize
  • NSFW
13 7.5

To make people think of someone or something in terms of sex

focuses on bodily origin rather than specifically sexual framing
to eroticize
vsto carnalize
  • NSFW
2 9.1

To make something seem sexual to attract attention

attributes origin to bodily feeling rather than aiming for sexual appeal
to sensualize
vsto carnalize
  • Specialized
9.9

Explain something as coming only from the senses

attributes it to bodily origin rather than mere sensation

Antonyms

to spiritualize
1 8.0

To give something a religious meaning or feeling

Surface Forms

carnalize infinitive
carnalized past
carnalized past participle
carnalizing present participle
carnalizes third person singular

Morphology

carnalize = carnal (transparent) = carnal + ize

The formation is 'carnal' + '-ize' meaning to treat or attribute something as bodily or sensual in origin.

Etymology

The word carnalize comes from the root carn- meaning 'flesh', as in carnal and carnivore. It means to see or explain something as coming from the body or sexual desire, so to carnalize is to say a feeling or idea is only bodily in origin.