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Definition of "womanize" [wom•an•ize]

  • To pursue women lecherously. (verb-intransitive)
  • To give female characteristics to; feminize. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "womanize" in a sentence
  • "We like to call men and especially preachers that, while we seem to ignore the fact that there had to be women—in his case, numerous women—to womanize."
  • "My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark."
  • "The father of the wife of Montalvo fought in the revolution and after its "success" became disenchanted and began to drink heavily and womanize to the degree that even Brea blushes in discussing his exploits."