sensualize
/'sensjuəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (sensualise) /'sensjuəlaiz/
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A painter uses light and shadow to sensualize the curves of a marble sculpture.
Definition
- Verb:
- To make something sensual or carnal; to debase by emphasizing physical or sexual pleasure: This is the primary meaning, referring to the act of corrupting or lowering something's nature by introducing or exaggerating sensual gratification.
- To ascribe an origin in sensation: A philosophical or psychological use, meaning to explain something as arising from or rooted in physical senses rather than intellect or spirit.
- To represent materialistically: In art or description, to depict something in a purely physical, tangible form, often neglecting spiritual or abstract qualities.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The film director was accused of trying to sensualize the classic novel, focusing only on its romantic scenes. (The director was criticized for debasing the novel by overemphasizing physical passion.)
- Some philosophers argue that to sensualize human experience is to ignore the role of the mind. (They argue that explaining experience solely through the senses is reductive.)
- The artist chose to sensualize the concept of joy, painting it as vibrant, tactile textures. (The artist materialistically represented the abstract feeling through physical forms.)
Advanced Usage
- In critical discourse: Often used critically to describe the process of reducing complex, spiritual, or intellectual subjects to mere physicality.
- The advertisement campaign was criticized for its attempt to sensualize athletic achievement.
- In art theory: Discusses the choice to depict subjects through a lens of tangible, sensory reality.
- His later work seeks to sensualize emotional states, making them almost palpable.
Variants and Related Words
- Sensualise (verb): A chiefly British English spelling variant of 'sensualize'.
- Sensualization (noun): The act or process of making something sensual.
- The sensualization of the media is a common topic of debate.
- Sensual (adjective): Relating to or involving gratification of the senses; physical.
- Sensuality (noun): The enjoyment, expression, or pursuit of physical, especially sexual, pleasure.
Synonyms
- Carnalize: To make something carnal or sensual.
- Debase: To reduce in quality or value; to degrade.
- Materialize: To represent in or assume a physical form. (Note: This is a synonym primarily for the third definition regarding representation.)
Antonyms
- Spiritualize: To make something spiritual or pure; to imbue with a spiritual character.
- Intellectualize: To treat or consider in an intellectual manner.
- Chasten: To restrain from excess; to refine.
Related Phrases and Constructions
- To sensualize an idea/concept: A common collocation for applying the verb to abstract notions.
- The poet resisted the urge to sensualize the idea of loss, keeping it ethereal.
- Sensualized portrayal/representation: A phrase often used in art and media criticism.
- The sensualized portrayal of the historical figure sparked controversy.
A painter uses light and shadow to sensualize the curves of a marble sculpture.
Verb
- debase through carnal gratification
- ascribe to an origin in sensation
- represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture