wantonize

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɒntənaɪz/

Verb

wantonize (third-person singular simple present wantonizes, present participle wantonizing, simple past and past participle wantonized)

1. (intransitive) To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
     , vol.1, ch.29:

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

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:harlotize