Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense masculinizes, present participle masculinizing, past tense, past participle masculinizedregional note: in BRIT, also use masculinise
verb [usually passive]
To masculinize something means to make it into something that involves mainly men or is thought suitable for or typical of men.
[formal]
Not all plantation work has been masculinized. [beVERB-ed]
masculinize in British English
or masculinise (ˈmæskjʊlɪnˌaɪz)
verb
1.
to make or become masculine
2.
to cause (a female animal) to develop male characteristics
Derived forms
masculinization (ˌmasculiniˈzation) or masculinisation (ˌmasculiniˈsation)
noun
masculinize in American English
(ˈmæskjəlɪˌnaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmasculinˌized or ˈmasculinˌizing
to make masculine; esp., to produce male characteristics in (a female)