virilize
virilize verb: to make virile.
Verb
virilize (third-person singular simple present virilizes, present participle virilizing, simple past and past participle virilized)
- To make virile.
- Although the hormonal abnormalities of CAH are treated shortly after birth, girls with CAH show physical signs of elevated prenatal androgen exposure (e.g., virilized genitalia) and tend to be masculinized along several behavioral dimensions (Berenbaum, 1999).2007 December 12, David A. Puts, Michael A. McDaniel, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove, “Spatial Ability and Prenatal Androgens: Meta-Analyses of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Digit Ratio...
Forms of virilize
| third-person singular present | virilizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | virilizing |
| past participle | virilized |
| past | virilized |
Origin of virilize
From virile + -ize.
Questions about virilize
- What does virilize mean?
- Virilize means to make virile.
- What part of speech is virilize?
- Virilize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of virilize?
- The past tense of virilize is virilized.
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