VERB | change | virilize, masculinize, masculinise, virilise | produce virilism in or cause to assume / assume masculine characteristics / characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy |
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Meaning | produce virilism in or cause to assume / assume masculine characteristics / characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | masculinize, masculinise, virilise | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Similar to | masculinize | Give a masculine appearance or character to |
Nouns | virilization | the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction) |
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