masculinize

masculinize
To confer the qualities or characteristics peculiar to the male.

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mas·cu·lin·ize also Brit mas·cu·lin·ise 'mas-kyə-lə-.nīz vt, -ized also Brit -ised; -iz·ing also Brit -is·ing to give a preponderantly masculine character to esp to cause (a female) to take on male characteristics
mas·cu·lin·iza·tion also Brit mas·cu·lin·isa·tion .mas-kyə-lə-nə-'zā-shən n

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mas·cu·li·nize (masґku-lĭ-nīz″) 1. to produce normal secondary sex characters in a male. 2. to produce male secondary sex characters in a female or prepubertal male; see masculinization (def. 2).

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