Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masculinise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-culinise
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of masculinize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids."

Etymology

From masculine + -ise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

masculinises (present, singular) masculinising (participle, present) masculinised (participle, past) masculinised (past)

Derived Forms

demasculinise masculinised

Synonyms

masculinize virilize virilise

Questions

What does masculinise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of masculinize.
Where does masculinise come from?: From masculine + -ise.

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