masculinize

[ mas-kyuh-luh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, mas·cu·lin·ized, mas·cu·lin·iz·ing.

1. Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
2. to make masculine in character, quality, or appearance:

   The presence of two large leather sofas seemed to masculinize the whole room.

masculinize

/ ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become masculine, esp to cause (a woman) to show male secondary sexual characteristics as a result of taking steroids

Derived Forms

• ˌmasculiniˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• mascu·lin·i·zation noun
• de·mascu·lin·i·zation noun
• de·mascu·lin·ize verb (used with object) demasculinized demasculinizing

Word History and Origins

Origin of masculinize¹

First recorded in 1920–25; masculine + -ize