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er·o·tize

 (ĕr′ə-tīz′)
tr.v. er·o·tized, er·o·tiz·ing, er·o·tiz·es
To imbue with erotic feeling or import.
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erotize

(ˈɛrəˌtaɪz) or

erotise

vb (tr)
to transform into erotic feeling
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