eroticise

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A form of eroticize — To make erotic.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verberoticise (third-person singular simple present eroticises, present participle eroticising, simple past and past participle eroticised)

present singular third person eroticises · participle present eroticising · participle past eroticised · past eroticised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of eroticize.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  3. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  4. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  5. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  6. Latinerōticu
  7. Frenchérotique
  8. Englisherotic
  9. Englisheroticise

From erotic + -ise.

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APA

eroticise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eroticise

MLA

“eroticise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eroticise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eroticise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eroticise.

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