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Verb: masculinise  'mas-kyu-lu,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: masculinize)
  1. 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]
     
  2. Give a masculine appearance or character to
    "Fashion designers have masculinised women's looks in the 1990s";
    - masculinize

Derived forms: masculinised, masculinises, masculinising

Type of: alter, change, modify

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