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virilize

verb

  1. cause to develop sexual characteristics (usually masculine)
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: From virile + -ize.

  1. To make virile.

    Although the hormonal abnormalities of CAH are treated shortly after birth, girls with CAH show physical signs of elevated prenatal androgen exposure (e.g., virilized genitalia) and tend to be masculinized along several behavioral dimensions (Berenbaum, 1999).