virilize
virilize · virilizes · virilized · virilizing
To make virileTo make virile.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make virile.
More definitions
- produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
Origin
From virile + -ize.From virile + -ize.
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Forms
virilizes, virilizing, virilized, virilizedSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy:masculinizemasculinisevirilise
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvirilization
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle