HyperDic: virilize

English > 1 sense of the word virilize:
VERBchangevirilize, masculinize, masculinise, viriliseproduce virilism in or cause to assume / assume masculine characteristics / characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
English > virilize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningproduce virilism in or cause to assume / assume masculine characteristics / characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonymsmasculinize, masculinise, virilise
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Similar tomasculinizeGive a masculine appearance or character to
Nounsvirilizationthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)

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