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sodomize

/sˈɔdəmˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
sodom-ize
IPA
/sˈɔdəmˌaɪz/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of sodomise.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Sodom Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sodomize From Sodom + -ize.

Inflected Forms

sodomizes (present, singular) sodomizing (participle, present) sodomized (participle, past) sodomized (past)

Derived Forms

sodomization sodomizer unsodomized

Synonyms

sodomise bugger

Questions

How do you pronounce sodomize?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɔdəmˌaɪz/.
What does sodomize mean?
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of sodomise.
Where does sodomize come from?
Etymology tree English Sodom Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sodomize From Sodom + -ize.

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