womanize

American  

[woom-uh-nahyz] / ˈwʊm əˌnaɪz /

especially British, womanise

verb (used with object)

womanizes, present (3rd person singular) womanized, past participle, past womanizing present participle

1. to make effeminate.

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verb (used without object)

womanizes, present (3rd person singular) womanized, past participle, past womanizing present participle

1. to pursue or court women habitually.

womanize British  

/ ˈwʊməˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (intr) (of a man) to indulge in many casual affairs with women; philander

2. (tr) to make effeminate

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• womanizer
  noun
• womanizing
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• womanizing
  present
• womanized
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• womanize
  simple
• womanizes
  simple
• have womanized
  perfect
• has womanized
  perfect
• am womanizing
  progressive
• are womanizing
  progressive
• is womanizing
  progressive
• have been womanizing
  perfect progressive
• has been womanizing
  perfect progressive

Past

• womanized
  simple
• had womanized
  perfect
• was womanizing
  progressive
• were womanizing
  progressive
• had been womanizing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will womanize
  simple
• will have womanized
  perfect
• will be womanizing
  progressive
• will have been womanizing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of womanize

First recorded in 1585–95; woman + -ize