masculinize | ||
1. | [ verb ] give a masculine appearance or character to | |
Examples: | "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s" |
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Related terms: | change masculinise | |
2. | [ verb ] produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy | |
Synonyms: | virilise virilize masculinise | |
Examples: | "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" |
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Related terms: | change masculinization | |
Similar spelling: |
masculinise masculine masculinity MacLennan |