Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
WOMANIZE
feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize
(verb) to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; “This hairdo feminizes the man”
philander, womanize, womanise
(verb) have amorous affairs; of men; “He has been womanizing for years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
womanize (third-person singular simple present womanizes, present participle womanizing, simple past and past participle womanized)
(intransitive, said of a man) To flirt with and/or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously.
(transitive, usually, figuratively) To turn into a woman; to feminize.
Source: Wiktionary
Wom"an*ize, v. t.
Definition: To make like a woman; to make effeminate. [Obs.] V. Knox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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