masculinize

mas·cu·lin·ize | \ ˈma-skyə-lə-ˌnīz

How to pronounce masculinize (audio)

\

masculinized; masculinizing

Definition of masculinize

transitive verb

: to give a chiefly masculine character to especially : to cause (a female) to take on male characteristics

Other Words from masculinize Example Sentences Learn More about masculinize

Keep scrolling for more

Examples of masculinize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hormone microdosing is of growing interest to some nonbinary people like Rivas who want to masculinize or feminize their bodies in subtle ways. — NBC News, "Neither male nor female: Why some nonbinary people are 'microdosing' hormones," 13 July 2019 This distress decreases or disappears for many people who take masculinizing or feminizing hormones, according to the American Psychiatric Association. — NBC News, "Neither male nor female: Why some nonbinary people are 'microdosing' hormones," 13 July 2019 This was to be the moment of arrival for women’s soccer in France, which had been banned as too masculinizing during World War II and not given approval again by the French soccer federation until 1970. — Jeré Longman, New York Times, "How Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. Beat France at the World Cup," 28 June 2019 The short war myth has also romanticized, whitewashed, and masculinized Civil War history. — Fergus M. Bordewich, WSJ, "‘Looming Civil War’ Review: Anticipating the Apocalypse," 2 Oct. 2018 Reynolds had started taking testosterone earlier that year, and after years of tamping down their chest with a binder, had scheduled a consultation for top surgery (to remove breast tissue to masculinize the chest). — Loren Savini, Allure, "Why Trans and Gender-Nonconforming People Are Especially at Risk for Breast Cancer," 28 Sep. 2017 The theory is straightforward enough: These chemicals mimic the effect of the feminizing hormone estrogen and can interfere with masculinizing hormones like testosterone. — Bryan Walsh, Newsweek, "Male Infertility Crisis in U.S. Has Experts Baffled," 12 Sep. 2017 Studies found that a derivative excreted by juiced cattle reduces minnows' fertility, transforms female zebrafish into males, and induces other masculinizing effects. — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, "Something is changing the sex of Costa Rican crocodiles," 30 Aug. 2017 Just as some transgender women and men choose to take hormones or have surgery, or choose neither, some seek to feminize or masculinize their voices. — Catherine Saint Louis, The Seattle Times, "Learning to talk like a woman (or man) may improve quality of life for transgender people," 1 May 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'masculinize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about masculinize

Dictionary Entries near masculinize

Statistics for masculinize

Cite this Entry

“Masculinize.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masculinize. Accessed 22 January 2020.

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for masculinize

masculinize

transitive verb

mas·cu·lin·ize

variants: also British masculinise \ ˈmas-kyə-lə-ˌnīz

How to pronounce masculinise (audio)

\

masculinized also British masculinised; masculinizing also British masculinising

Medical Definition of masculinize

: to give a preponderantly masculine character to especially : to cause (a female) to take on male characteristics

WORD OF THE DAY

nurture

to help to grow, develop, or succeed

Test Your Vocabulary

Intact Latin Quiz

What did focus mean in Latin?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

Dictionary Devil

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.