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womanize

[ woo m-uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈwʊm əˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), wom·an·ized, wom·an·iz·ing.

to make effeminate.

verb (used without object), wom·an·ized, wom·an·iz·ing.

to pursue or court women habitually.

RELATED WORDS

flirt, trifle, dally, wolf, philander

Nearby words

  1. womanfully,
  2. womanhood,
  3. womaniser,
  4. womanish,
  5. womanist,
  6. womanizer,
  7. womanizing,
  8. womankind,
  9. womanlike,
  10. womanly
Also especially British, wom·an·ise.

Origin of womanize

First recorded in 1585–95; woman + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for womanize

womanize

womanise

/ (ˈwʊməˌnaɪz) /

verb

(intr) (of a man) to indulge in many casual affairs with women; philander
(tr) to make effeminate
Derived Formswomanizer or womaniser, nounwomanizing or womanising, noun, adjective
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Word Origin and History for womanize

womanize

v.

1590s, "to make effeminate," from woman + -ize. Sense of "to chase women, to go wenching" is attested from 1893. Related: Womanized; womanizer; womanizing.

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