sodomize

[ sod-uh-mahyz ]

/ ˈsɒd əˌmaɪz /

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verb (used with object), sod·om·ized, sod·om·iz·ing.

to subject to sodomy; commit sodomy upon.

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Also especially British, sod·om·ise .

Origin of sodomize

First recorded in 1950–55; sodom(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM sodomize

sod·om·ist, noun

British Dictionary definitions for sodomize

sodomize

sodomise

/ (ˈsɒdəˌmaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to be the active partner in anal intercourse

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