womanize

womanize
/woom"euh nuyz'/, v., womanized, womanizing.
v.t.
1. to make effeminate.
v.i.
2. to pursue or court women habitually.
Also, esp. Brit., womanise.
[1585-95; WOMAN + -IZE]

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  • womanize — (Amer.) wom·an·ize || wÊŠmÉ™naɪz v. chase women; commit adultery; make or turn effeminate (also womanise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • womanize — (also womanise) ► VERB ▪ (of a man) enter into numerous casual sexual relationships with women. DERIVATIVES womanizer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • womanize — [woom′ənīz΄] vt. womanized, womanizing to make effeminate vi. to be sexually promiscuous with women womanizer n …   English World dictionary

  • womanize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1593 transitive verb to make effeminate intransitive verb to pursue casual sexual relationships with multiple women • womanizer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • womanize — Synonyms and related words: be promiscuous, castrate, chase women, commit adultery, debauch, demasculinize, dissipate, effeminate, effeminatize, effeminize, emasculate, fool around, fornicate, geld, grovel, mess around, philander, play around,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • womanize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. feminize; slang, philander, chase after women. See female, impurity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be sexually unfaithful to another: philander. Informal: cheat, fool around, mess around, play… …   English dictionary for students

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