masculinize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmaskjəlɪnʌɪz/
(also masculinise)

verb

[with object]
  • induce male physiological characteristics in: male sex steroids masculinize female hyenas
  • make (someone or something) masculine in nature or appearance: what feminism did was not to masculinize women but to ultra-feminize them

Derivatives

masculinization

noun