womanize

[ woom-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, wom·an·ized, wom·an·iz·ing.

1. to make effeminate.

verb (used without object)

, wom·an·ized, wom·an·iz·ing.

1. to pursue or court women habitually.

womanize

/ ˈwʊməˌnaɪz /

verb

1. intr (of a man) to indulge in many casual affairs with women; philander
2. tr to make effeminate

Derived Forms

• ˈwomanˌizer, noun
• ˈwomanˌizing, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of womanize¹

First recorded in 1585–95; woman + -ize

Example Sentences

Bill's decision to sport his ring at all, however, may come as a surprise to some given that the couple, who shares three children, are splitting up amid reports that Bill would routinely womanize despite being married to Melinda.

From Fox News

Although he’s still married, Bill's decision to sport his ring at all may come as a surprise to some given that the couple, who shares three children, are splitting up amid reports that Bill would routinely womanize despite being married to Melinda.

From Fox News

There it is — with a bonus dollop of fat-shaming — the slur that has slid down the centuries toward us: Those who read for “the amusement of the moment,” Knox sneered, are engaged in a pastime that tends only “to vitiate their morals, to womanize their spirits.”

From Washington Post

A 1994 column in the St. Petersburg Times reports that Frank Ragano, a former mob lawyer who wrote a tell-all book, told the crowd at a bookstore signing, “Jimmy Hoffa was the cleanest man who ever lived. He never had a drink of liquor in his life. He never had coffee in his life. He didn’t smoke cigarettes. He didn’t womanize.”

From Slate

“Out! Out! Out! Leave me be and go womanize someone else!”

From Literature