Verb: masculinise 'mas-kyu-lu,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: masculinize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: masculinize)
- Produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
"the drugs masculinised the teenage girl";
- masculinize, virilize, virilise [Brit]
- Give a masculine appearance or character to
"Fashion designers have masculinised women's looks in the 1990s";
- masculinize
Derived forms: masculinised, masculinises, masculinising