Dictionary Check: masculinize

"masculinize" is a valid word!

Scrabble 24 points
Words with Friends 29 points

Definition

verb

give a masculine appearance or character to

Example: "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s"
verb

produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy

Example: "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"

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