masculinize

[ mas-kyuh-luh-nahyz ]

/ ˈmæs kyə ləˌnaɪz /

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.

Words nearby masculinize

masculine pelvis, masculine rhyme, masculine uterus, masculinist, masculinity, masculinize, masculinovoblastoma, masefield, maser, maseru, mash

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 demasculinize

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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Medicine definitions for demasculinize

masculinize

[ măs′kyə-lə-nīz′ ]

v.

To give a masculine appearance or character to.

To cause a female to assume masculine characteristics, as through hormonal imbalance.

Other words from masculinize

mas′cu•lin•i•za′tion (-lə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.