Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make effeminate; make womanish; soften.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To make like a woman; to make effeminate.
  • intransitive verb To seek the company of women with unusual frequency, especially for purposes of sexual intimacy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb intransitive, said of a man To seduce women, especially lecherously.
  • verb transitive To turn into a woman.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
  • verb have amorous affairs; of men

Etymologies

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woman +‎ -ize

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  • A word that doesn't sound (to me) like what it means.

    And I can't believe it wasn't listed!

    September 30, 2009

  • Womanizer was listed... but by whom?

    September 30, 2009