VIRILISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does virilise mean? 

• VIRILISE (verb)
  The verb VIRILISE has 1 sense:

1. produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy

  Familiarity information: VIRILISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIRILISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they virilise    ... he / she / it virilises   
Past simple: virilised   
Past participle: virilised   
-ing form: virilising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

masculinise; masculinize; virilise; virilize

Context example:

the drugs masculinized the teenage girl

Hypernyms (to "virilise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

masculinize (give a masculine appearance or character to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody