masculinise
masculinise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of masculinize.
Meaning of masculinize
Verb
masculinize (third-person singular simple present masculinizes, present participle masculinizing, simple past and past participle masculinized)
- To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics.
- Returning to the sculptor described earlier, we know why that young woman suffered. She was housebound and bedbound, her face was changed by steroids, she was masculinized by her treatment, one breast was scarred, and she had almost no hair.1982 March 18, Eric J. Cassel[l], “The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 306, number 11, →DOI, page 642
Forms of masculinise
| third-person singular present | masculinises |
|---|---|
| present participle | masculinising |
| past participle | masculinised |
| past | masculinised |
Origin of masculinise
From masculine + -ise.
Words formed from masculinise
Questions about masculinise
- What is masculinise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Masculinise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of masculinize.
Words near masculinise in the dictionary
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