sodomize
pronunciation
How to pronounce sodomize in British English:
UK [ˈsɒdəmaɪz]
How to pronounce sodomize in American English:
US [ˈsɑdəmaɪz]
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- Verb:
- copulate with an animal
- practice anal sex upon
Word Origin
- sodomize (v.)
- 1859, "to demoralize;" see sodomy + -ize. By 1895 in a specific sexual sense (translating Greek paiderastein). Related: Sodomized; sodomizing. In Dutch slang, besodemieteren means "to deceive," and evidently is built from the traditional notion of "corruption" in Sodom.