Womanized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To exhibit a pattern of pursuing temporary and often superficial relationships with women, frequently prioritizing personal pleasure over deeper connections
2. To manifest a tendency towards engaging in romantic encounters with women that are primarily based on self-serving desires while neglecting emotional bonds
3. To display a consistent behavior of seeking transient romantic liaisons with women, often prioritizing self-indulgence over meaningful interaction

Etymology: "Womanized" is the past tense of "womanize," which is simply "woman" with the suffix "-ize" attached. The verb was formed in English from the noun "woman" plus "-ize," a suffix that came into English through Middle French and Late Latin from the Ancient Greek "-izein," used to build verbs meaning "to make into" or "to behave like." Because of this, the verb grew out of a native English noun rather than being borrowed whole from another language. The word "woman" itself has a long pedigree. It descends from Old English "wīfmann," meaning a female human being, where "wīf" meant "woman" or "wife" and "mann" meant a person of either sex. Over time the "wīf" part narrowed in English, leaving "wife" to name a married woman, while "woman" took over the general sense. So the verb carries a compound noun whose parts once spelled out "female person" in plain terms.