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masculinize
mas·cu·lin·ize M0133100 (măs′kyə-lə-nīz′)tr.v. mas·cu·lin·ized, mas·cu·lin·iz·ing, mas·cu·lin·iz·es 1. To cause to have qualities that are perceived as masculine: a work environment that is masculinized.2. To cause (a female) to assume masculine characteristics, as through the influence of hormones. mas′cu·lin·i·za′tion (-lə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.masculinize (ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz) or masculinisevb (Medicine) to make or become masculine, esp to cause (a woman) to show male secondary sexual characteristics as a result of taking steroids ˌmasculiniˈzation, ˌmasculiniˈsation nmas•cu•lin•ize (ˈmæs kyə ləˌnaɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to virilize. 2. to make masculine in character, quality, or appearance. [1920–25] masculinize Past participle: masculinized Gerund: masculinizing
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masculinize | masculinize |
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I masculinize | you masculinize | he/she/it masculinizes | we masculinize | you masculinize | they masculinize |
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I masculinized | you masculinized | he/she/it masculinized | we masculinized | you masculinized | they masculinized |
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I am masculinizing | you are masculinizing | he/she/it is masculinizing | we are masculinizing | you are masculinizing | they are masculinizing |
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I have masculinized | you have masculinized | he/she/it has masculinized | we have masculinized | you have masculinized | they have masculinized |
Past Continuous |
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I was masculinizing | you were masculinizing | he/she/it was masculinizing | we were masculinizing | you were masculinizing | they were masculinizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had masculinized | you had masculinized | he/she/it had masculinized | we had masculinized | you had masculinized | they had masculinized |
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I will masculinize | you will masculinize | he/she/it will masculinize | we will masculinize | you will masculinize | they will masculinize |
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I will have masculinized | you will have masculinized | he/she/it will have masculinized | we will have masculinized | you will have masculinized | they will have masculinized |
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I will be masculinizing | you will be masculinizing | he/she/it will be masculinizing | we will be masculinizing | you will be masculinizing | they will be masculinizing |
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I have been masculinizing | you have been masculinizing | he/she/it has been masculinizing | we have been masculinizing | you have been masculinizing | they have been masculinizing |
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I will have been masculinizing | you will have been masculinizing | he/she/it will have been masculinizing | we will have been masculinizing | you will have been masculinizing | they will have been masculinizing |
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I had been masculinizing | you had been masculinizing | he/she/it had been masculinizing | we had been masculinizing | you had been masculinizing | they had been masculinizing |
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I would masculinize | you would masculinize | he/she/it would masculinize | we would masculinize | you would masculinize | they would masculinize |
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I would have masculinized | you would have masculinized | he/she/it would have masculinized | we would have masculinized | you would have masculinized | they would have masculinized | ThesaurusVerb | 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, virilizealter, 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" | Translationsmasculinize
masculinize[′mas·kyə·lə‚nīz] (physiology) To cause a female or a sexually immature animal to take on male secondary sex characteristics. masculinize
masculinize [mas´ku-lĭ-nīz] to produce normal characters" >secondary sex characters in a male.to produce male characters" >secondary sex characters in a female.mas·cu·li·nize (mas'kyū-li-nīz'), To confer the qualities or characteristics peculiar to the male.masculinize (măs′kyə-lə-nīz′)tr.v. masculin·ized, masculin·izing, masculin·izes 1. To cause to have qualities that are perceived as masculine: a work environment that is masculinized.2. To cause (a female) to assume masculine characteristics, as through the influence of hormones. mas′cu·lin·i·za′tion (-lə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.mas·cu·li·nize (mas'kyū-li-nīz) To confer the qualities or characteristics peculiar to the male. masculinize
Synonyms for masculinizeverb give a masculine appearance or character toRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- masculinise
- virilise
- virilize
- masculinize
verb produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapySynonyms- masculinise
- virilise
- virilize
Related Words- alter
- change
- modify
- masculinize
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