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WOMANIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they womanize ... he / she / it womanizes
Past simple: womanized
-ing form: womanizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
Example:
This hairdo feminizes the man
Synonyms:
effeminise; effeminize; feminise; feminize; womanize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "womanize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
He has been womanizing for years
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "womanize" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
woman (a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man)
womanizer (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)