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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmasculiniˈzation, noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of masculinize1

First recorded in 1920–25; masculine + -ize

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