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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