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fetishize

/ˈfet.ɪ.ʃaɪz/

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verb

/ˈfet.ɪ.ʃaɪz/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия превращения чего-либо в объект чрезмерного или иррационального поклонения, или приписывания особой силы или значимости этому.

A verb used to indicate the act of treating something as an object of excessive or irrational devotion, or attributing special power or significance to it.

  1. Make a fetish ofC1formal

    To treat something as an object of excessive or irrational devotion, often focusing on a specific aspect or object.

    ruФетишизировать

    • Some people fetishize vintage cars, spending all their time and money on them.
    • The media tends to fetishize celebrity culture.
    • He fetishizes cleanliness, cleaning his house three times a day.

    Synonymsworship

Forms
  • fetishised past participle
  • fetishized past participle
  • fetishised past simple
  • fetishized past simple
  • fetishising present participle
  • fetishizing present participle
  • fetishises third person singular
  • fetishizes third person singular