单词 | masculinize |
释义 | masculinize[ mas-kyuh-luh-nahyz ] / ˈmæs kyə ləˌnaɪz / verb (used with object), mas·cu·lin·ized, mas·cu·lin·iz·ing.Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female). 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 of masculinizeFirst recorded in 1920–25; masculine + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM masculinizemas·cu·lin·i·za·tion, nounde·mas·cu·lin·i·za·tion, nounde·mas·cu·lin·ize, verb (used with object), de·mas·cu·lin·ized, de·mas·cu·lin·iz·ing.Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for masculinizemasculinize masculinise/ (ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz) / verbto make or become masculine, esp to cause (a woman) to show male secondary sexual characteristics as a result of taking steroids Derived forms of masculinizemasculinization or masculinisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for masculinizemasculinize [ măs′kyə-lə-nīz′ ] v.To give a masculine appearance or character to. To cause a female to assume masculine characteristics, as through hormonal imbalance. Other words from masculinizemas′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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