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Definition of womanize
womanize
/ˈwʊm.ə.naɪz/
(UK: womanise)
wom · an · ize
Past Simple:womanized
•Past Participle:womanized
•Present Participle:womanizing
womanize Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
10
Tier
2
Usage
Rare
Syllables
3
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• verb
1
To engage in numerous casual romantic or sexual affairs with women (typically used of a man).
Example
"The biography revealed that the politician continued to womanize throughout his marriage, which eventually ruined his public reputation."
2
To give a feminine character to something, or to make someone effeminate (archaic or rare).
Example
"In the seventeenth-century play, the stern general complained that courtly luxury had begun to womanize his once-hardened soldiers."
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View all antonyms for womanizeWord Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century in the sense of making someone effeminate, formed from the noun 'woman' and the verbal suffix '-ize'; the modern sense of pursuing casual sexual relationships with women emerged in the late 19th century.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Womanize. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/womanize