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masculinize
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mas·cu·lin·ize (msky-l-nz)
v.
1. To give a masculine appearance or character to.
2. To cause a female to assume masculine characteristics, as through hormonal imbalance.

mascu·lin·i·zation (-l-n-zshn) n.

masculinize [mas´ku-lĭ-nīz]
to produce normal secondary sex characters in a male.
to produce male secondary sex characters in a female.

masculinize
to produce masculine qualities in the female or in the sexually maturing male.


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Between a review of the Swedish missionary revival and an exploration of consequences and departures of masculinizing missions, he discusses Olof Bingmark as a public missionary and a domestic man, Otto Oberg extending a male private sphere, the making of Frans August Larson into a domestic adventurer, and Alfred Fagerhold and education and the problem of missionary self-making.
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