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WOMANISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does womanise mean? 

WOMANISE (verb)
  The verb WOMANISE has 1 sense:

1. have amorous affairs; of menplay

  Familiarity information: WOMANISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WOMANISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they womanise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it womanises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: womanised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: womanised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: womanising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Have amorous affairs; of men

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

philander; womanise; womanize

Context example:

He has been womanizing for years

Hypernyms (to "womanise" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

woman (a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man)

womaniser (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)


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