VIRILISE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they virilise ... he / she / it virilises

Past simple: virilised

Past participle: virilised

-ing form: virilising

Meaning:

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

Example:

the drugs masculinized the teenage girl

Synonyms:

masculinise; masculinize; virilise; virilize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "virilise" 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