Definitions for virilizeˈvaɪ rəˌlaɪz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•ril•izeˈvaɪ rəˌlaɪz(v.t.)-ized, -iz•ing.
to induce or promote the development of male secondary sex characteristics in (a female); masculinize.
Category: Medicine
vi`ril•i•za′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise(verb)
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
"the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
Wiktionary
virilize(Verb)
To make virile.
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