verb
- making or becoming more masculine in appearance, behavior, or characteristics
Usage: British spelling; present participle of masculinise
Examples
- The hormone therapy was masculinising her voice and facial features.
- Some critics argued that competitive sports were masculinising young women.
- The treatment had a masculinising effect on the patient’s physical development.
- She worried about the masculinising side effects of the medication.
- The study examined factors masculinising behavior in adolescent girls.
- Certain medical conditions can have masculinising effects on the body.