MASCULINISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does masculinise mean? 

• MASCULINISE (verb)
  The verb MASCULINISE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MASCULINISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASCULINISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they masculinise    ... he / she / it masculinises   
Past simple: masculinised   
Past participle: masculinised   
-ing form: masculinising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

masculinise; masculinize; virilise; virilize

Context example:

the drugs masculinized the teenage girl

Hypernyms (to "masculinise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

masculinize (give a masculine appearance or character to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

 Context examples 

They are also known to masculinise parts of the brain, and to have effects on the number of connections between brain cells.

(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)

Contrary to popular belief that associates oestrogens with feminisation, prenatal oestrogens have effects on brain growth and also masculinise the brain in many mammals.

(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)