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VIRILIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they virilize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it virilizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: virilized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: virilized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: virilizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the drugs masculinized the teenage girl

Synonyms:

masculinise; masculinize; virilise; virilize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "virilize" 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

Derivation:

virilization (the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction))

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