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Verb: virilize
  1. Produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
    "the drugs virilized the teenage girl"
    - masculinize, masculinise [Brit], virilise [Brit]

Derived forms: virilizes, virilized, virilizing

See also: virilization

Type of: alter, change, modify

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virtual
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