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Masculinize Definition & Meaning

masculinize
verb
  1. give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s"
  2. produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"

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What does masculinize mean?
give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s" produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
What part of speech is masculinize?
Masculinize is a verb.
How many definitions does masculinize have?
Masculinize has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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