Masculinize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Masculinize is a verb meaning (transitive) To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics.
Meaning
(transitive) To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics.
Example Sentences
Impersonality always masculinizes a woman.
The global androgenization hypothesis predicts that neighboring males will masculinize both AGD and 2D:4D and, therefore, that AGD and 2D:4D will correlate within sexes.
Surgical interventions for gender dysphoria, according to WPATH, can include feminizing or masculinizing hormone therapy, voice therapy, chest augmentation and reduction, or genital surgery.
Returning to the sculptor described earlier, we know why that young woman suffered. She was housebound and bedbound, her face was changed by steroids, she was masculinized by her treatment, one breast was scarred, and she had almost no hair.
Word Forms
- masculinizes
- masculinizing
- masculinized
- masculinise
Synonyms for masculinize
Depending on context, synonyms include manify, masculize.
Antonyms for masculinize
Common opposites include feminize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include masculinise, muscularize, feminize, manify, genderize, masculate.
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