VIRILISE

masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise

(verb) produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; “the drugs masculinized the teenage girl”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

virilise (third-person singular simple present virilises, present participle virilising, simple past and past participle virilised)

Alternative form of virilize

Source: Wiktionary



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