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mas⋅cu⋅lin⋅ize

  [mas-kyuh-luh-nahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -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.
Also, especially British, mas⋅cu⋅lin⋅ise.

Origin:
1920–25; masculine + -ize

Related forms:
mas⋅cu⋅lin⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: mas·cu·lin·ize
Variant: also British mas·cu·lin·ise /'mas-ky&-l&-"nIz/
Function: transitiveverb
Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
: to give a preponderantly masculinecharacter to; especially : to cause (a female) to take on male characteristics —mas·cu·lin·iza·tion also British mas·cu·lin·isa·tion /"mas-ky&-l&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
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masculinize mas·cu·lin·ize (mās'kyə-lə-nīz')
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.

mas'cu·lin·i·za'tion (-lə-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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