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vir·il·i·za·tion   (vîr'ə-lĭ-zā'shən)   
n.  Development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
vir'il·ize' (-ə-līz') v.
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Main Entry: vir·il·ize
Variant: also British vir·il·ise /'vir-&-"lIz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
: to make virile; especially : to cause or producevirilism in
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