Word Study
womanize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb womanize has 2 senses
- womanize(v = verb.social) philander, womanise - have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" is one way to interact
- womanize(v = verb.change) effeminise, effeminize, feminise, feminize - to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived forms noun woman2, noun womanizer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
Derived form noun woman1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
womanize, v. t.
To make like a woman; to make effeminate. V. Knox. [1913 Webster]
womanize, v. i.
To seek the company of women with unusual frequency, especially for purposes of sexual intimacy. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
womanize, v. (also -ise)
1 intr. chase after women; philander.
2 tr. make womanish.
1 intr. chase after women; philander.
2 tr. make womanish.
Derivative
womanizer n.
THESAURUS
womanize
be promiscuous, castrate, chase women, commit adultery, debauch, demasculinize, dissipate, effeminate, effeminatize, effeminize, emasculate, fool around, fornicate, geld, grovel, mess around, philander, play around, rake, sissify, sleep around, soften, swing, wallow, wanton, whore, wolf
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