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emasculate
transitive verb emasculated, emasculating
- to deprive (a male) of the power to reproduce, as by removing the testicles; castrate; geld
- to destroy the strength or force of; weaken
adjective
deprived of virility, strength, or vigor; effeminate
Related Forms:
- emasculation noun
- emasculative adjective or emasculatory
- emasculator noun
See emasculate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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