English verb: masculinize | |||
| 1. | masculinize (change) give a masculine appearance or character to | ||
| Samples | Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | masculinise, masculinize, virilise, virilize | ||
| 2. | masculinize (change) produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy | ||
| Samples | The drugs masculinized the teenage girl. | ||
| Synonyms | masculinise, virilise, virilize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | masculinize | ||