masculize

Meanings

• Verb

  To make something more typically masculine; to impart masculine qualities to.

  - "After the accident, the boy needed to be masculized again."
  - "The new father felt the need to masculize his son."
  - "The military academy is known for masculizing young men."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with masculize
prazed , mazed , glazed

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Variants

List of all variants of masculize that leads to same result
mask , masked , masking , masklike , masks

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'masculus' meaning male.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'masculize' is often used in discussions about gender identity and the societal expectations placed on men.

2. In some contexts, the term 'masculize' can be used in a derogatory way to imply that someone is behaving in an overly aggressive or domineering manner.

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Related Concepts

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1. Feminize: The opposite process of making something more typically feminine.

2. Gender identity: The internal sense of being a man or a woman, or feeling neither or both.

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Culture

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In literature and art, the concept of masculinity and its association with strength, power, and dominance is often explored in relation to the term 'masculize'. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character Tom Buchanan embodies the hyper-masculine ideal.

How to Memorize "masculize"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of adding more masculine features to an object or person.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with words like strength, power, and dominance.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'Making A Strongly Masculine Individual' to help remember the meaning.

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