Meanings
present singular third person masculinises · participle present masculinising · participle past masculinised · past masculinised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of masculinize.
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Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids.
2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
verbproduce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
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Origin
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masculinise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masculinise
“masculinise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masculinise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masculinise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masculinise.
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