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noun
The act of rendering someone or something masculine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: virilization
Antonyms: feminization
noun
the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: masculinisation, virilization, virilisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
History
Etymology tree English masculine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English masculinize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English masculinization From masculinize + -ation.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
