masculinize

[ mas-kyuh-luh-nahyz ]

/ ˈmæs kyə ləˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with object), mas·cu·lin·ized, mas·cu·lin·iz·ing.

Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).

to make masculine in character, quality, or appearance: The presence of two large leather sofas seemed to masculinize the whole room.

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Also especially British, mas·cu·lin·ise .

Origin of masculinize

First recorded in 1920–25; masculine + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM masculinize

mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion, nounde·mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion, nounde·mas·cu·lin·ize, verb (used with object), de·mas·cu·lin·ized, de·mas·cu·lin·iz·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for masculinize

masculinize

masculinise

/ (ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz) /

verb

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

Derived forms of masculinize

masculinization or masculinisation, noun

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