Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wantonize

/ˈwɒntənaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wan-tonize
IPA: /ˈwɒntənaɪz/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It is women who communicate their parts as much as a man list to wantonize with them."

Etymology

Etymology tree English wanton 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 wantonize From wanton + -ize.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

wantonizes (present, singular) wantonizing (participle, present) wantonized (participle, past) wantonized (past)

Synonyms

harlotize

Questions

How do you pronounce wantonize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒntənaɪz/.
What does wantonize mean?: To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness.
Where does wantonize come from?: Etymology tree English wanton 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 wantonize From wanton + -ize.

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