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masculinisation

masculinisation is the alternative form of masculinization.

Meaning of masculinization

Noun

masculinization (countable and uncountable, plural masculinizations)

  1. The act of rendering someone or something masculine.
    • A pseudohermaphroditic infant female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) showing masculinization of the external genitalia as a result of exposure to testosterone propionate during foetal development.2012, Alan F. Dixson, Primate Sexuality
    Synonyms:
    virilization
    Antonyms:
    feminization

Forms of masculinisation

pluralmasculinisations

Origin of masculinisation

From masculine + -isation.

Words formed from masculinisation

Questions about masculinisation

What is masculinisation the alternative form of?
Masculinisation is the alternative form of masculinization.

Words near masculinisation in the dictionary

  1. masculine rhyme
  2. masculine rhymes
  3. masculinely
  4. masculineness
  5. masculines
  6. masculinisation
  7. masculinisations
  8. masculinise
  9. masculinised
  10. masculinises
  11. masculinising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: masculinisation (page history and authors); masculinization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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