Meaning & use
sodomised
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“sodomised” is a form of “sodomise”.
Meaning
verbtransitivelegalBritish
Past form of sodomise: subjected someone to anal intercourse, especially against their will, as described in legal and news reports.
Grammar: Takes an object and is often used in the passive: he was sodomised.
Patterns
- be sodomised
- sodomised someone
The court heard that the victim had been sodomised.
The report said the prisoner was sodomised by guards.
Reporters avoided naming the person who was sodomised.
Common combinations
- was sodomised
- The witness said he was sodomised during the attack.
- allegedly sodomised
- The police report said the boy was allegedly sodomised.
- sexually assaulted and sodomised
- The victim was sexually assaulted and sodomised.
- been sodomised
- Records show he had been sodomised.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sodomized
- Is the American spelling of the same word and means exactly the same thing.
- raped
- Is the broader and more commonly used word for forced sexual intercourse, and does not name the specific act.
Word family
Commonly confused: sodomised or sodomized?
sodomised vs sodomized
Sodomized is just the American spelling of sodomised, with z in place of s.
Practice
Which is the American spelling of sodomised?
Choose one answer.
American English uses z in -ize verbs, so sodomized is correct. Sodomised is the British form, and the other spellings are errors.
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