Masculinise (Verb)
Meaning
Produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Exposure to high levels of androgens during puberty can masculinise female foetuses, resulting in rare intersex conditions.
- The sports steroid caused her body to masculinise, leading to a lowered voice and facial hair growth.
- The hormone replacement therapy was not supposed to masculinise the patient but ironically caused unintended side effects.
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia can masculinise female newborns, resulting in characteristic male physical traits.
- The young trans man opted for hormone therapy to masculinise his body and align it with his identity.