sodomise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To engage in sodomy with (someone); to engage in anal (or, rarely, oral) sex as the penetrator (especially without consent).
  2. To engage in sexual intercourse with (an animal), to engage in bestiality.
  3. To commit sodomy; to engage in anal sex.
  4. To cause great humiliation or harm to (someone or something); to cause great damage to (something, especially from behind).
  5. To cause (a community) to resemble the proverbially sinful biblical city of Sodom.
  6. To cause to be swallowed up or buried (like the biblical city of Sodom, as a punishment).

Pronunciation

/ˈsɒdəmaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sodomise.wav

Word forms

sodomise sodomises sodomising sodomised sodomize

Etymology

From sodomy + -ise.

Synonyms

Derived words

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