masculinize (redirected from masculinized)

mas·cu·lin·ize  (msky-l-nz)

tr.v. mas·cu·lin·ized, mas·cu·lin·iz·ing, mas·cu·lin·iz·es

1. To give a masculine appearance or character to.

2. To cause (a female) to assume masculine characteristics, as through hormonal imbalance or male hormone therapy.

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mascu·lin·i·zation (-l-n-zshn) n.

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masculinize, masculinise [ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz]

vb

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

masculinization , masculinisation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	masculinize - give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" masculinise, virilise, virilize, masculinize - produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
	2.	masculinize - produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl" masculinise, virilise, virilize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" masculinize - give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s"

Translations

masculinize [ˈmæskjʊlɪnaɪz] VT (frm) → masculinizar