Meanings
plural masculinizations · alternative masculization
- countableuncountableThe act of rendering someone or something masculine.
A pseudohermaphroditic infant female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) showing masculinization of the external genitalia as a result of exposure to testosterone propionate during foetal development.
2012, Alan F. Dixson, Primate SexualitySynonyms: virilization · Antonyms: feminization
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
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Origin
- Englishmasculine
- Englishmasculinize
- Englishmasculinization
From masculinize + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan masculinització
- masculinitzacióact of making masculine
French masculinisation
- masculinisationact of making masculine
German Maskulinisierung, Vermännlichung
- Maskulinisierungact of making masculine
- Vermännlichungact of making masculine
Italian mascolinizzazione, maschilizzazione
- mascolinizzazioneact of making masculine
- maschilizzazioneact of making masculine
Polish maskulinizacja, umężczyźnienie
- maskulinizacjaact of making masculine
- umężczyźnienieact of making masculine
Portuguese masculinização
- masculinizaçãoact of making masculine
Romanian masculinizare
- masculinizareact of making masculine
Spanish masculinización
- masculinizaciónact of making masculine
Cite this entry
masculinization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masculinization
“masculinization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masculinization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masculinization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masculinization.
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