Polygamised

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Converted into a social arrangement where a person has more than one spouse at the same time, as when a community adopts plural marriage
2. Changed so that one individual is permitted or made to hold several marriage partners simultaneously under the same household or custom
3. Brought under a system in which multiple wives or husbands are recognised, turning a monogamous setting into a plural-marriage one

Etymology: "Polygamised" is the past tense and past participle of "polygamise," the British spelling of "polygamize," which means to make polygamous or to practise polygamy. The verb is built from "polygamy," so the real story lies in that base. "Polygamy" comes from Late Latin "polygamia," borrowed from Greek "polygamia," formed from "polys" (many) and "gamos" (marriage). The "-ise" ending is a common English verbal suffix, borrowed from French "-iser" and ultimately from Greek "-izein," which turns a noun into a verb meaning to make or become something.

Synonyms: polygamized