"clitorize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: clitorizes [present, singular, third-person], clitorizing [participle, present], clitorized [participle, past], clitorized [past]
Etymology: From clitoris + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clitoris|ize}} clitoris + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} clitorize (third-person singular simple present clitorizes, present participle clitorizing, simple past and past participle clitorized)
  1. (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To sexually arouse by fondling the clitoris Tags: nonstandard, rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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