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androgenize

androgenize verb: to treat with large doses of male hormones.

Verb

androgenize (third-person singular simple present androgenizes, present participle androgenizing, simple past and past participle androgenized)

  1. To treat with large doses of male hormones.

Forms of androgenize

third-person singular presentandrogenizes
present participleandrogenizing
past participleandrogenized
pastandrogenized
alternative formandrogenise

Origin of androgenize

From androgen + -ize.

Words formed from androgenize

Questions about androgenize

What does androgenize mean?
Androgenize means to treat with large doses of male hormones.
What part of speech is androgenize?
Androgenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of androgenize?
The past tense of androgenize is androgenized.

Words near androgenize in the dictionary

  1. androgenised
  2. androgenising
  3. androgenism
  4. androgenital
  5. androgenization
  6. androgenize
  7. androgenized
  8. androgenizes
  9. androgenizing
  10. androgenone
  11. androgenous

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