virilize

virilize
verb
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
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the drugs masculinized the teenage girl

Syn: ↑masculinize, ↑masculinise, ↑virilise
Derivationally related forms: ↑virilization, ↑masculinization (for: ↑masculinize)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
Verb Group: ↑masculinize
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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\\ˈvirə̇ˌlīz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: virile + -ize
: to cause or produce virilism in

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