单词 | masculate |
释义 | masculatev. transitive. To make masculine, give masculine characters to (a person or thing).Now largely superseded by masculinize. Cf. emasculate v. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > strengthening > make strong [verb (transitive)] strengha1175 strengthc1300 fastena1398 starka1400 fortify14.. enstrength1483 roborate1534 enstrengthen1539 strengthen1539 strengthen1546 masculate1623 nerve1694 nervate1792 the world > life > sex and gender > male > make masculine [verb (transitive)] masculate1812 masculinize1858 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Masculate, to make strong. 1737 A. Hill Tears of Muses 18 They exchange Attire. Then, Man's lac'd Lightness apes the Lady's Air: And bluff big Boldness masculates the Fair. 1812 R. Southey Omniana II. cxci. 56 I am not sure (he adds) whether in time it may not perfectly masculate the sex. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxix. 216 The fine-drawn moon-stilled cloud-processions of the cavatina..was by them hardened, masculated, made to tower in climax. 1998 Computing (Nexis) 3 Dec. 15 Thinking of the future is nothing new to Shirley. Born Stephanie, she masculated her name..to..get people to take her entrepreneurial ideas seriously. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623 |
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