Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb masculinize

2 senses of masculinize

Sense 1
masculinize -- (give a masculine appearance or character to; "Fashion designers have masculinized women's looks in the 1990s")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise -- (produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")