Polygamising

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Turning a society or group toward the practice of having multiple spouses at the same time, or introducing that custom where it did not exist before
2. Bringing people or communities into a system where one person may hold several marriages simultaneously, a process of changing marital custom
3. Causing a people or household to adopt the arrangement of one husband or wife having more than one spouse at once

Etymology: "Polygamising" is the present participle and gerund of "polygamise", the British spelling of "polygamize", which means to practise or to force the practice of polygamy. The verb is formed from "polygamy" with the English suffix "-ize" (spelled "-ise" in British usage), a pattern that turns a noun into a verb meaning to make or act in the manner of that noun. "Polygamy" itself comes from Greek "polygamia", built from "polys" meaning "many" and "gamos" meaning "marriage".