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.

Nearby words

woman-year, womanfully, womanhood, womanish, womanist, womanize, womanizer, womankind, womanlike, womanly, womanpower

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 Forms

womanizer or womaniser, nounwomanizing or womanising, noun, adjective

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