Heterization

/ˌhɛtərɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of becoming heterosexual or of adopting heterosexual practices or arrangements.

Etymology

From heterize plus -ation (process or result). Formed from hetero- (other, different; often meaning heterosexual) plus -ization (making or becoming).

Kelly Says

This word appears in early sexological literature from the late 1800s and early 1900s, when scientists were first trying to systematically categorize human sexuality—it's a linguistic artifact of when sexuality was being 'medicalized' for the first time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የሴትና ወንድ
ye-set-na wen-d
ARالعربية
تثبيت المثلية
ta-s-bit al-mithli-yah
BNবাংলা
সমকামী
som-ka-mi
CACatalà
heterosexualització
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-ta-ción
CSČeština
heterizace
he-te-ri-za-ce
DADansk
heterisering
he-te-ri-se-ring
DEDeutsch
Heterisierung
he-te-ri-zi-er-ung
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροσεξουαλισμός
e-te-ro-se-k-su-al-ism-os
ESEspañol
heterización
he-te-ri-za-ción
FAفارسی
همجنسگرایی
hom-jan-se-gra-i
FISuomi
heterisointi
he-te-ri-so-in-ti
FRFrançais
hétérosexualisation
e-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-za-tion
GUGU
લેસબીયન
le-s-bee-yan
HAHA
maza
ma-za
HEעברית
הומוסקסואליות
ho-mo-seks-u-a-li-ut
HIहिन्दी
समलैंगिकता
sama-la-ang-ik-ta
HUMagyar
heterizálisation
he-te-ri-za-li-a-ción
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterisasi
he-te-ro-si-asi
IGIG
nwoke
n-wo-ke
ITItaliano
eterosessualizzazione
e-te-ro-se-s-su-a-li-za-zione
JA日本語
異性化
i-jin-ka
KKKK
тегін
te-gin
KMKM
ប្រភព
pr-a-p-p
KO한국어
이성화
i-seong-hwa
MRMR
लैंगिक
lai-ngik
MSBahasa Melayu
heterisasi
he-te-ro-si-asi
MYမြန်မာ
အလွန်
a-lun
NLNederlands
heter seksualisering
he-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-ze-ring
NONorsk
heterisering
he-te-ri-se-ring
PAPA
ਸਮਲਿੰਗ
sa-ma-ling
PLPolski
heteryzacja
he-te-ri-za-cja
PTPortuguês
heterização
he-te-ri-za-ção
RORomână
heterizare
he-te-ri-za-re
RUРусский
гетеросексуализация
ge-te-ro-seks-u-a-li-za-ci-ya
SVSvenska
heterisering
he-te-ri-se-ring
SWKiswahili
heterosekualitas
he-te-ro-se-k-u-al-itas
TAதமிழ்
சேர்க்கை
che-r-kka-i
TEతెలుగు
లైంగిక
lai-ngik
THไทย
เพศตรงข้าม
pet song-tong-kha-am
TLTL
heterosekswalidad
he-te-ro-se-k-su-wal-i-dad
TRTürkçe
heteroseksüelleştirme
he-te-ro-se-kyü-el-li-r-me
UKУкраїнська
гетеросексуалізація
ge-te-ro-se-k-su-a-li-za-ci-ya
URاردو
مذکر
mad-khar
VITiếng Việt
đồng tính hóa
dong-tinh hoa
YOYO
omo
o-mo
ZH中文
异性化
yi-xing-hua
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li

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